agist

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman agister (“to pasture for a fee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈd͡ʒɪst/
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Verb

agist (third-person singular simple present agists, present participle agisting, simple past and past participle agisted)

1. (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. (transitive) To charge lands etc. with any public burden.

Related terms

• agister
• agistment
• agistor

See also

• ageist

Anagrams

• gaits, taigs