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Drest — (also Drust and the hypocoristic Drostan) is the name of several Pictish people, including: Drest I of the Picts, Drest son of Erp, supposedly contemporary with Saint Patrick Drest II of the Picts, Drest Gurthinmoch Drest III of the Picts, Drest… … Wikipedia
Drest — Drest, p. p. of {Dress}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drest — [drest] vt., vi. alt. pt. & pp. of DRESS … English World dictionary
drest — /drest/, v. Obs. a pt. and pp. of dress … Useful english dictionary
Drest — Dress Dress (dr[e^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dressed} (dr[e^]st) or {Drest}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dressing}.] [OF. drecier to make straight, raise, set up, prepare, arrange, F. dresser, (assumed) LL. directiare, fr. L. dirigere, directum, to direct;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drest — /drɛst/ (say drest) verb Archaic past tense and past participle of dress …
Drest VII of the Picts — Drest was king of the Picts from 724 until 726 or 729. He succeeded Nechtan mac Der Ilei when the latter abdicated and entered a monastery in 724. Neither the Annals of Ulster, nor the Annals of Tigernach, name Drest s father. The earlier… … Wikipedia
Drest IV of the Picts — Drest son of Girom was a king of the Picts. The Pictish Chronicle king lists associate him with Drest III. Various reigns, separately and jointly, are assigned to the two Drests, varying from one to fifteen years. After the joint rule, this Drest … Wikipedia
Drest X of the Picts — Drest X King of the Picts Reign 845–848 Predecessor Bridei VII Successor Kenneth MacAlpin (Cináed mac Ailpín) Father … Wikipedia
Drest VI of the Picts — Drest (died c. 678) (Drest mac Domnal or Drest mac Dúngail) was king of the Picts from 662 to 671. He succeeded his brother Gartnait IV on the latter s death in 662.[1] The Pictish Chronicle king lists give him a reign of six or seven years. He… … Wikipedia
