prest

  1. Verb.  (archaic) (past of, press) .
  2. Noun.  (rare) A payment of wages in advance.
  3. Noun.  A loan or advance (of money).
  4. Noun.  A tax or duty.
  5. Noun.  (obsolete) A sum of money paid to a soldier or sailor upon enlistment.

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