单词 presbyterate 释义 ▪ I. presbyterate, n.|prsbtrt, prz-|[ad. med.L. presbytertus (755 in Du Cange): see presbyter and -ate1.]1. The office of presbyter; presbytership......
单词 prestant 释义 prestant Music.[a. F. prestant, ad. It. prestante excellent.](See quot.)1876Stainer & Barrett Dict. Mus. Terms, Prestant, the open diapason of an organ......
单词 prestancy 释义 † prestancy Obs. rare.[ad. L. prstntia pre-eminence, f. prstre to excel: see prest v.1 and -ancy.]Priority, superiority, pre-eminence.1615A. Stafford......
单词 presbyter 释义 presbyter|prs-, przbt(r)|Also 6 presbiter.[a. late L. presbyter (Tertullian), ad. Gr. , in N.T. an elder of the Jewish council or Sanhedrim, an elder ......
单词 pressyly 释义 † pressyly, adv. Obs. rare—1.[perh. after F. pressment, with substitution of English suffix.]Urgently, pressingly.1491Caxton Vitas Patr. (W. de W. 14......
单词 prestance 释义 prestance rare—1.[f. as next + -ance. Cf. F. prestance (prsts), ad. It. prestanza.]= next.1893Nat. Observ. 21 Jan. 231/2 They..put their trust in gre......
单词 prest 释义 ▪ I. † prest, n.1 Obs.Also 5 prestte, 5–7 preste, 6 preast(e.[a. OF. prest (12th c. in Littr), mod.F. prt, the action of preparing or lending, a loan, ......
单词 presbyte 释义 presbyte[ad. Gr. an old man (Aristotle, Prob. 31. 25). So F. presbyte, mod.L. presbyta.]= presbyope.(The modern use is not that of Aristotle, who only......
单词 presbyotic 释义 presbyotic, a. nonce-wd.[f. as prec. + Gr. ὖ, ὠ- ear, - -eared + -ic.]Dull of hearing in consequence of old age.1890Humphry Old Age 152 To meet the......
单词 press-work 释义 press-work[f. press n.1 + work n.]1. The work and management of a printing-press; the printing off on paper, etc. of what has been ‘composed’ or se......