prest

Meanings

1. simple past and past participle of press

1. A payment of wages in advance
2. A loan or advance (of money)
3. A tax or duty
4. A sum of money paid to a soldier or sailor upon enlistment
5. A duty in money formerly paid by the sheriff on his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands.

1. To give as a loan; to lend.

1. Ready; prompt; prepared.
2. Neat; tidy; proper.
3. Quick, brisk.

1. A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English prest, from Old French prest.