Prest

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adj Neat; tidy; proper.

II. Prest ·- imp. & ·p.p. of Press.

III. Prest ·adj Ready; prompt; prepared.

IV. Prest ·noun Ready money; a loan of money.

V. Prest ·vt To give as a loan; to Lend.

VI. Prest ·noun A duty in money formerly paid by the sheriff on his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands.

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