different between terms vs prester

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??mz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t?mz/

Noun

terms

1. plural of term

Verb

terms

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of term

Anagrams

• ERTMS

Swedish

Noun

terms

1. indefinite genitive singular of term

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French prestre. See priest.

Noun

prester (plural presters)

1. (obsolete) A priest or presbyter.

Derived terms

• Prester John

Etymology 2

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ??????? (pr?st?r, “hurricane or waterspout attended with lightning; (in plural) veins of the neck when swollen by anger”).

Noun

prester (plural presters)

1. A meteor or exhalation formerly supposed to be thrown from the clouds with such violence that by collision it is set on fire.
2. One of the veins of the neck when swollen with anger or other excitement.

Anagrams

• represt, terpers

French

Verb

prester

1. (Belgium, transitive) to work (a certain amount of time), to provide a service

   J'ai presté cinq heures.

Derived terms

• prestation

Further reading

• “prester” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Alternative forms

• preter

Etymology

From Old French prester.

Verb

prester

1. to lend; to loan

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

• French: prêter

Middle Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse prestr m, From Old English pr?ost. Cognate with Old Swedish præster and Icelandic prestur.

Noun

prester m

1. priest

Descendants

References

• Alieva, Dinara. (2013) Adnominale genitivskonstruksjoner i mellomnorsk.
• Dokumentasjonsprosjektet, Dataene er fra Diplomatarium Norvegicum bind I-XXI.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

prester m

1. indefinite plural of prest

Old French

Etymology

From Latin praest?re, present active infinitive of praest?.

Verb

prester

1. to borrow
   • circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     Tant que je puisse armes trover
     Ou a loiier ou a prester.

     As long as I can find arms

     Either to hire, or to borrow.

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sts, *-stt are modified to z, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• Middle French: prester, preter
  • French: prêter