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Definition: Press money
Press
\Press\, n. [For prest, confused with press.]
A commission to force men into public service, particularly
into the navy.
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I have misused the king's press. --Shak.
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Press gang, or
Pressgang, a detachment of seamen under
the command of an officer empowered to force men into the
naval service. See
Impress gang, under
Impress.
Press money, money paid to a man enlisted into public
service. See
Prest money, under
Prest, a.
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