agist

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/əˈd͡ʒɪst/

verb

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.

OriginAnglo-Norman agister →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person agists · participle present agisting · participle past agisted · past agisted

  1. transitiveTo 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. transitiveTo charge lands etc. with any public burden.

Origin

  1. Anglo-Normanagister“to pasture for a fee”
  2. Englishagist

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with agist

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Cite this entry
APA

agist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agist

MLA

“agist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agist.

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