imprest 1
/im"prest/ , n.
an advance of money; loan.
[ 1560-70; prob. n. use of obs. v. imprest to advance money to imprestare im- IM- 1 + praestare to be responsible for ( prae- PRE- + stare to STAND, influenced in sense by praes, s. praed- guarantor, one acting as surety ]
imprest 2
/im prest"/ , v. Archaic.
pt. and pp. of impress .