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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Prest \Prest\ (pr[e^]st), imp. & p. p. of {Press}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Prest \Prest\, adjective [OF. prest, F. pr[^e]t, fr. L. praestus ready. Cf. {Presto}.]
1. Ready; prompt; prepared. [Obs.]
All prest to such battle he was. --R. of Gloucester.
2. Neat; tidy; proper. [Obs.] --Tusser.
{Prest money}, money formerly paid to men when they enlisted into the British service; -- so called because it bound those that received it to be ready for service when called upon.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Prest \Prest\, noun [OF. prest, F. pr[^e]t, fr. OF. prester to lend, F. pr[^e]ter, fr. L. praestare to stand before, to become surety for, to fulfill, offer, supply; prae before + stare to stand. See {Pre-}, and {Stand}, and cf. {Press} to force into service.]
1. Ready money; a loan of money. [Obs.]
Requiring of the city a prest of six thousand marks. --Bacon.
2. (Law) A duty in money formerly paid by the sheriff on his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands. --Cowell.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Prest \Prest\, verb (used with an object) To give as a loan; to lend. [Obs.]
Sums of money . . . prested out in loan. --E. Hall.
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