PREST


Meaning of PREST in English

prest 1

/prest/ , adj. Obs.

ready.

[ 1250-1300; ME praestus ready. See PRESTO ]

prest 2

/prest/ , n. Obs.

1. a loan.

2. an advance payment on wages.

3. See prest money .

[ 1400-50; late ME prest ( e ) prest, OF, n. deriv. of prester to lend praestare to perform, vouch for, excel (ML: to lend), lit., to stand in front. See PRE-, STAND ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .