PREST, sometimes used for pressed. [See Press.] PREST, adjective [Latin proesto, to stand before or forward; proe and sto.] 1. Ready; prompt. 2. Neat; tight. PREST, noun A loan. 1. Formerly, a duty in money, to be paid by the sheriff on his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands.
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