prest
prest · prests
A loan or advanceA loan or advance (of money)
/prɛst/
Meaning
5 senses(rare)A payment of wages in advance
A loan or advance (of money)
A tax or duty
A duty in money formerly paid by the sheriff on his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands.
(obsolete)A sum of money paid to a soldier or sailor upon enlistment
Origin
From Middle English prest, from Old French prest, deverbal from prester.From Middle English prest, from Old French prest, deverbal from prester.
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