Middle English Dictionary Entry

prestābelle adj.
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Entry Info

Forms prestābelle adj.
Etymology ?From prest adj.; also cp. F (16th cent.) prestable remarkable.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
In phr. ~ to, ?eager to serve (sb.); ?capable in the service of (sb.).
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