prester

prester · noun¹

1. Old French · derived fromprestre
2. Middle English · inherited fromprestre
3. English todayprester

From Middle English prestre, from Old French prestre. Doublet of presbyter and priest.

prester · noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπρηστήρ“hurricane or waterspout attended with lightning; (in plural) veins of the neck when swollen by anger”
2. New Latin · borrowed fromprēstēr
3. English todayprester

From New Latin prēstēr, from Ancient Greek πρηστήρ (prēstḗr, “hurricane or waterspout attended with lightning; (in plural) veins of the neck when swollen by anger”).

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