† Pret, n. Obs. rare.
[short for It. Prete Gianni.]
= Prester John, applied to the Negus of Abyssinia.
| 1635 E. Pagitt Christianogr. i. ii. 40 The Abassins reckon a succession of Christian Emperors... The Prets or Emperours dwell in a mooveable City of Tents. |