prestly
Middle English
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- preistly, preestly, preestly, prystly
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpreːstliː/
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 2 April 2018.
Adverb
prestly
- In a priestly way
References
- “prẹ̄stlī, adv.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2 April 2018.
Etymology 2
From prest (“eager, alert, ready”) + -ly.
Alternative forms
- prestely, pristly
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈprɛstliː/
Adverb
prestly
References
- “prestlī, adv.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2 April 2018.