Prest

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Meaning of Prest

(and afterwards PRIST) (Law Fr.; from Lat. paratus). In Old Pleading and Practice. Ready. Prest averrer, ready to prove. Y. B. P. 11 Hen. VI. 8; Y. B. M. 12 Hen. VI. 13, Prest de prover. Britt. c. 22. A formal word at the conclusion of pleas and replications, expressive of a tender and acceptance of issue. Prest, etc., was a mere common form. See Y. B. 8 Edw. III.- 20; Y. B. T. 8 Edw. III. 11. Prest a passer, ready to pass, that is, to give a verdict. Y. B. M. 3 Edw. II. 56. See Passer. In Old English Law. A duty in money to be paid by the sheriff upon his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands. Cowell.

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Concept of “Prest, Prist, Pret”

Traditional meaning of prest, prist, pret in the French law history (with some legal use in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in French) Ready.

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  1. Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Prest, Prist, Pret”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.

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