prest

¹

[ prest ]

adjective

, Obsolete.

1. ready.

prest

²

[ prest ]

noun

, Obsolete.

1. a loan.
2. an advance payment on wages.
3. prest money.

prest

¹

/ prɛst /

noun

1. obsolete.
   a loan of money

prest

²

/ prɛst /

adjective

1. obsolete.
   prepared for action or use; ready

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

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

Example Sentences

Stewart Prest, a lecturer in political science at Simon Fraser University, added that Mr. Stewart was perceived as a weak incumbent.

From New York Times

The court heard Nikki was certified dead at the scene by Dr George Taylor at about 11:45 and was formally identified by her grandfather Richard Prest at Sunderland General Hospital's mortuary just before 17:00.

From BBC

New England white-ball paceman Richard Gleeson made a great early breakthrough for Lancashire when he bowled Hampshire skipper James Vince with the ninth ball of the innings - and then semi-final hero Tom Prest quickly followed.

From BBC

Graeme Prest, FLS director of land management and regions, said that with no known cure and eradication of the disease considered unachievable, felling was the only option.

From BBC

An analysis by Brian C. Prest of Resources for the Future, an independent research nonprofit, suggests that raising this rate to 25 percent for all federal leases would not result in a major increase in oil prices but would raise billions of dollars in federal revenue.

From Washington Post