prestation

noun

pres·​ta·​tion

preˈstāshən

plural -s

1

feudal law : a rent, tax, or due paid in kind or in services (as in return for the lord's warrant or authority for taking wood)

2

civil law : a performance of something due upon an obligation

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin praestation-, praestatio required payment, from Latin, warranty, from praestatus (past participle of praestare to be responsible for, perform, pay, give) + -ion-, -io -ion

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