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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Prest(e, v. [Late ME preste(n, e.m.E. preste, pryst, priest, to function as a priest (c 1400), to make (another) a priest (1504), f. Prest(e,n.] tr. To make (a person) a priest, to ordain to the priesthood. —a1508 Kennedy Flyt. 309 (B).
Thow wes prestyt and ordanit be Sathan Forr to be borne to do thy kin defame
