Prest /(prĕst)/

Prest

imp. & p. p.
  1. imp. & p. p. of Press.

Prest

a.
  1. Ready; prompt; prepared. [Obs.]
    All prest to such battle he was.
    — R. of Gloucester.
  2. Neat; tidy; proper. [Obs.]

Phrases & Compounds
Prest money
money formerly paid to men when they enlisted into the British service; -- so called because it bound those that received it to be ready for service when called upon.

Prest

n.
  1. Ready money; a loan of money. [Obs.]
    Requiring of the city a prest of six thousand marks.
  2. A duty in money formerly paid by the sheriff on his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands. (Law)

Prest

v. t.
  1. To give as a loan; to lend. [Obs.]
    Sums of money . . . prested out in loan.