Prest

Word PREST
Character 5
Hyphenation prest
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By some strange irony of circumstance there happened to be in the English language a word“pressed”which tallied almost exactly in pronunciation with the old French word prest, so long employed, as we have seen, to differentiate from his fellows the man who, by the devious means we have here described, was made “ready” for the sea service. ❋ Unknown (2005)

To "prest" a man meant to enlist him by means of what was technically known as "prest" money -- "prest" being the English equivalent of the obsolete French _prest_, now ❋ Unknown (N/A)

"prest" subject it was held to be of no vitiating force. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

"prest" money stood for what is nowadays, in both services, commonly termed the "king's shilling," and the man who, either voluntarily or under duress, accepted or received that shilling at the recruiter's hands, was said to be "prested" or "prest." ❋ Unknown (N/A)

The "prest" man disappeared, [Footnote: The Law Officers of the Crown retained him, on paper, until the close of the eighteenth century -- an example in which they were followed by the Admiralty. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

Hunger fierce within him also, and his parch'd lips prest in pain, ❋ Unknown (2010)

If the issue of his attending the convention “should be further prest which I hope it will not, as I have no inclination to go,” Washington asked, “what had I best do?” ❋ Pauline Maier (2010)

"Je suis prest," he replied, in surprisingly good French. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ai noed Ai shud hab rited dat ‘leg-end’ az sune az Ai prest ‘Add Commint’! ❋ Unknown (2010)

Nor was it his Indigence, that forc't him to make the World, thereby to make new Acquisitions, but his Goodnesse, that prest him to manifest, and to impart his Glory; and the goods, which he so over-flowingly abounds with. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We yoost 2 do a trik wiv sumwun sat in a chare. 4 peepl prest doun on teh seeted wuns hed, den affer a signul, dey liftid him wiv wun finger eech. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Yep, Ai reelized dat as soon az Ai prest teh send buttin! ❋ Unknown (2009)

Hannah looks so adorable with the bob, and I understand what she means about the bangs thing….they are a prest when they are always in your eyes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So all is well, scratch three pirates, but that fourth guy dickering over Aubrey's hide - or whatever it is that he is doing, talking about being a frightened pirate-prest angsty Somali teen or the like - is now in their custody. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

And on the lips so cold in death, such farewell kisses prest. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The men who 'persuaded' the 'seamen' to 'volunteer' were called Press Gangs. (from the French prest meaning 'loan': you got an advance on your wages if you agreed to volunteer) (a different sort of press gang) ❋ Lili (2006)

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest against the earth's sweet flowing breast; ❋ Susan (2008)

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