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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Agist \A*gist"\, v. t. [OF. agister; [`a] (L. ad) + gister to
assign a lodging, fr. giste lodging, abode, F. g[^i]te, LL.
gistum, gista, fr. L. jacitum, p. p. of jac?re to lie: cf.
LL. agistare, adgistare. See Gist.] (Law)
To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; -- used
originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests,
and collecting the money for the same. --Blackstone.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Agist \A*gist"\, v. t. [OF. agister; [`a] (L. ad) + gister to
assign a lodging, fr. giste lodging, abode, F. g[^i]te, LL.
gistum, gista, fr. L. jacitum, p. p. of jac?re to lie: cf.
LL. agistare, adgistare. See Gist.] (Law)
To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; -- used
originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests,
and collecting the money for the same. --Blackstone.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
agist
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum;
used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and
collecting the money for the same.
2 (lb en transitive) To charge lands etc. with any public burden.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
agist
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum;
used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and
collecting the money for the same.
2 (lb en transitive) To charge lands etc. with any public burden.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
agist
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum;
used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and
collecting the money for the same.
2 (lb en transitive) To charge lands etc. with any public burden.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
agist
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum;
used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and
collecting the money for the same.
2 (lb en transitive) To charge lands etc. with any public burden.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
agist /ˈeɪdʒɪst/
[Am.] seniorenfeindlich [soc.]
Synonym: ageist
see: be ageist
From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) : [ bouvier ]
AGIST, in contracts. The taking of other men's cattle on one's own ground at
a certain rate. 2 Inst. 643; 4 Inst. 293.
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