See Also: prest(1)(dictionary)
prest(2)(dictionary)

yah(1) (iou) and prest(2) (iou)


yah(1) (iou)



yah adverb & interjection1. [j¨»:] non-standard. M19.
[Repr. an affected pronunc. Cf. YEAH, YEH.]
= YES adverb & interjection.

prest(2) (iou)



prest noun1. obsolete exc. Hist. LME.
[Old French (mod. pret), from prester lend.]
A loan of money, esp. to a monarch in an emergency. LME-M17.
A payment of wages in advance. LME.
in prest as an advance.
spec. A sum of money paid to a sailor or soldier on enlistment; an enlistment of a person by such payment. L15-E17.
A tax, an impost. L15-M16.
? Cf. IMPREST noun.