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prest money

prest money noun: money paid to men when they enlisted into the British service.

Noun

prest money (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Money paid to men when they enlisted into the British service.

Forms of prest money

alternative formpress money

Origin of prest money

So called because it bound those that received it to be ready for service when called upon.

Questions about prest money

What does prest money mean?
Prest money means money paid to men when they enlisted into the British service.
What part of speech is prest money?
Prest money is a noun.

Words near prest money in the dictionary

  1. pressworker
  2. pressworkers
  3. pressworks
  4. pressy
  5. prest
  6. prest money
  7. Presta
  8. prestability
  9. prestabilization
  10. prestabilizations
  11. prestabilize

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