v. t. To affict with pestilence; to infect, as with plague. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. See Pester. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. [ Cf. It. impresto, imprestito, LL. impraestitum. See Imprest, v. t., and Impress compulsion to serve. ] A kind of earnest money; loan; -- specifically, money advanced for some public service, as in enlistment. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
The clearing of their imprests for what little of their debts they have received. Pepys.
n. A sum of money to be used as petty cash. [ PJC ]
v. t.
n. [ Cf. It. impresto, imprestito, LL. impraestitum. See Imprest, v. t., and Impress compulsion to serve. ] A kind of earnest money; loan; -- specifically, money advanced for some public service, as in enlistment. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
The clearing of their imprests for what little of their debts they have received. Pepys.
n. A sum of money to be used as petty cash. [ PJC ]