prest

To furnish; pay out; put out as a loan; lend.

An occasional preterit and past participle of press.

Quickly; promptly; immediately.

A loan of money; hence, a loan in general; also, ready money.

Formerly, a duty in money paid by the sheriff on his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands.

Ready; prompt; quick.

At hand; near.

Bold; valiant.

Neat; comely; proper.

A Middle English form of priest.