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prest

1

[ prest ]

adjective

, Obsolete.


prest

2

[ prest ]

noun

, Obsolete.
  1. a loan.
  2. an advance payment on wages.

prest

1

/ prɛst /

noun

  1. obsolete.
    a loan of money


prest

2

/ prɛst /

adjective

  1. obsolete.
    prepared for action or use; ready

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Word History and Origins

Origin of prest1

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Late Latin praestus ready. See presto

Origin of prest2

1400–50; late Middle English prest ( e ) < Middle French prest, Old French, noun derivative of prester to lend < Latin praestāre to perform, vouch for, excel ( Medieval Latin: to lend), literally, to stand in front. See pre-, stand

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Word History and Origins

Origin of prest1

C16: originally, loan money offered as an inducement to recruits, from Old French: advance pay in the army, from prester to lend, from Latin praestāre to provide, from prae before + stāre to stand

Origin of prest2

C13: via Old French from Late Latin praestus ready to hand; see presto

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Example Sentences

Buck plays Mrs. Prest, a character she describes as “an entrepreneurial socialite.”

I put my right hand round his neck, and prest him to my heart.

The enemy, now in confusion, thought they were attacked in the rear, while the Swedish brigades prest them in front.

The left wing quickly formed again and vigorously prest the right of the Imperialists.

Thousands fled to distant lands, a thousand victims fell on the bloody field, and fresh thousands prest on.

Hann sagi til hit sanna, ok ba sœkja prest ok kvaz vildu finna hann.

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