simple past tense and past participle of prest

(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of press

(rare) A payment of wages in advance / A loan or advance (of money) / A tax or duty / (obsolete) A sum of money paid to a soldier or sailor upon enlistment

(obsolete, transitive) To give as a loan; to lend.

(obsolete) Ready; prompt; prepared. / (obsolete) Neat; tidy; proper. / (obsolete) Quick, brisk.

plural of prest

present participle of prest

plural of Prest

A surname.

(historical) Money paid to men when they enlisted into the British service.