prest1

[prest] /prɛst/
adjective, Obsolete
1.
ready.
Origin
1250-1300; Middle English < Old French < Late Latin praestus ready. See presto

prest2

[prest] /prɛst/
noun, Obsolete
1.
a loan.
2.
an advance payment on wages.
3.
prest money.
Origin
1400-50; late Middle English prest(e) < Middle French prest, Old French, noun derivative of prester to lend < Latin praestāre to perform, vouch for, excel (Medieval Latin: to lend), literally, to stand in front. See pre-, stand
Examples from the web for prest
  • prest will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury.
British Dictionary definitions for prest

prest1

/prɛst/
adjective
1.
(obsolete) prepared for action or use; ready
Word Origin
C13: via Old French from Late Latin praestus ready to hand; see presto

prest2

/prɛst/
noun
1.
(obsolete) a loan of money
Word Origin
C16: originally, loan money offered as an inducement to recruits, from Old French: advance pay in the army, from prester to lend, from Latin praestāre to provide, from prae before + stāre to stand