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prest

1

[ prest ]

adjective

Obsolete.


prest

2

[ prest ]

noun

Obsolete.
  1. a loan.
  2. an advance payment on wages.

prest

1

/ ±è°ùÉ›²õ³Ù /

adjective

  1. obsolete.
    prepared for action or use; ready
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

prest

2

/ ±è°ùÉ›²õ³Ù /

noun

  1. obsolete.
    a loan of money
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of prest1

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Late Latin praestus ready. See presto

Origin of prest2

1400–50; late Middle English prest ( e ) < Middle French prest, Old French, noun derivative of prester to lend < Latin ±è°ù²¹±ð²õ³ÙÄå°ù±ð to perform, vouch for, excel ( Medieval Latin: to lend), literally, to stand in front. See pre-, stand
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of prest1

C13: via Old French from Late Latin praestus ready to hand; see presto

Origin of prest2

C16: originally, loan money offered as an inducement to recruits, from Old French: advance pay in the army, from prester to lend, from Latin ±è°ù²¹±ð²õ³ÙÄå°ù±ð to provide, from prae before + ²õ³ÙÄå°ù±ð to stand
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Stewart Prest, a lecturer in political science at Simon Fraser University, added that Mr. Stewart was perceived as a weak incumbent.

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The court heard Nikki was certified dead at the scene by Dr George Taylor at about 11:45 and was formally identified by her grandfather Richard Prest at Sunderland General Hospital's mortuary just before 17:00.

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New England white-ball paceman Richard Gleeson made a great early breakthrough for Lancashire when he bowled Hampshire skipper James Vince with the ninth ball of the innings - and then semi-final hero Tom Prest quickly followed.

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Graeme Prest, FLS director of land management and regions, said that with no known cure and eradication of the disease considered unachievable, felling was the only option.

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An analysis by Brian C. Prest of Resources for the Future, an independent research nonprofit, suggests that raising this rate to 25 percent for all federal leases would not result in a major increase in oil prices but would raise billions of dollars in federal revenue.

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