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 ]