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prestation

noun
pres·ta·tion | \preˈstāshən\
plural -s

Definition of prestation 

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

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History and Etymology for prestation

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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