1. ready or prepared
Usage: archaic

1. to force into military service
Usage: archaic; nautical

Examples

• The soldiers stood prest for battle at dawn.
• He was prest into service aboard the naval vessel.
• The captain ordered his men to be prest and ready.
• Many sailors were prest against their will during wartime.
• The crew remained prest throughout the long voyage.
• Young men were often prest into the king’s navy.