Press, n. [For prest, confused with press.] A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
I have misused the king's press. Shak.
Press gang, orPressgang, 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.