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prest definition

prest (prest)

noun

Obsolete an advance of money, specif. one to men enlisting in the British army or navy

Etymology: ME preste < OFr < prester: see press

adjective

Obsolete ready; prepared

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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