prestly
Middle English
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Adjective
prestly
- priestly, priestlike
- appropriate for a priest
- pertaining to priests
Descendants
- English: priestly
References
- “prẹ̄stlī (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-02.
Adverb
prestly
- In a priestly way
References
- “prẹ̄stlī (adv.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-02.
Etymology 2
From prest (“eager, alert, ready”) + -ly.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Adverb
prestly
References
- “prestlī (adv.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-02.