Etymology

prest

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Today it means: A payment of wages in advance Full definition →

Middle English prest ← Old French prest
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prest · noun1

  1. Old French · derived fromprest
  2. Middle English · inherited fromprest
  3. English todayprest

From Middle English prest, from Old French prest, deverbal from prester.

prest · verb, adjective2

  1. Latin · derived frompraesto, praestare
  2. Old French · derived fromprester
  3. Middle English · inherited fromprest
  4. English todayprest

From Middle English prest, borrowed from Old French prester, from Latin praesto, praestare.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishprest all →

priest

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