A thing lent; something the use of which is allowed for a time, on the understanding that it shall be returned or an equivalent given; esp. a sum of…

An advance of money; a loan; esp. one made to a monarch in an emergency; a forced loan; a bequest, gift, or grant. Also figurative.

Pecuniary provision; loan. (Cf. French prester, prêter.)

An advance of money, a loan; esp. to the monarch in an emergency. Cf. prest, n. 2. Obsolete.

Provision of what is suitable, necessary, or convenient. Financial aid in an emergency; a loan. Now rare.

In general sense: An advance, a loan. (In quots. said of the borrower.)