- agist
- /ajist/ An ancient law term meant to take in and give feed to the cattle of strangers in the king's forest, and to collect the money due for the same to the king's use
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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agist — agist; agist·er; agist·ment; … English syllables
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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
agist — agism UK US (also ageism) /ˈeɪdʒɪzəm/ noun [U] LAW, WORKPLACE ► the act of treating people unfairly because of their age, especially if they are old: »To protect yourself against agism during the recruiting process, some career experts suggest… … Financial and business terms
agist — To agist is to feed or pasture the cattle of another on one s land, for hire … Ballentine's law dictionary
agist — adjective see ageism … New Collegiate Dictionary
Ägist — Aegisthus wird von Orestes und Pylades ermordet. Aigisthos (altgr. Αίγισθος, Bedeutung nicht genau bekannt, vielleicht Kraft der Ziege; lat. Aegisthus) gehört in der griechischen Mythologie zum verrufenen Geschlecht der Tantaliden und ist ein… … Deutsch Wikipedia
agist — agister, agistor, n. /euh jist /, v.t. to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee. [1590 1600; < AF, MF agister to give lodgings to, equiv. to a A 5 + gister to lodge, lie < Gmc; cf. OE giestian to lodge, deriv. of giest GUEST] * * * … Universalium
agist — verb To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; used originally of the feeding of cattle in the kings forests, and collecting the money for the same. See Also: agister … Wiktionary
Agist — To admit livestock into a forest but more usually to pasture for a set time, and/or at a specified cost. The term is still used in Cumbria when sheep farmers move their flocks to lower pasture in winter. [< AnNor. gister = to lodge] Cf.… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
agist — v. housing and feeding livestock for a fee (Archaic) … English contemporary dictionary
agist — [ə dʒɪst] verb take in and feed (livestock) for payment. Derivatives agister noun agistment noun Origin ME: from OFr. agister, from a + gister, from giste lodging … English new terms dictionary
