AGISTER

Noun

agister (plural agisters)

Alternative form of agistor

Anagrams

• Gaiters, Staiger, aigrets, gaiters, seagirt, stagier, strigae, tirages, triages

Source: Wiktionary


A*gist"er, A*gist"or, n. Etym: [Anglo-Norman agistour.] (Law) (a) Formerly, an officer of the king's forest, who had the care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the same; -- hence called gisttaker, which in England is corrupted into guest-taker. (b) Now, one who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a certain rate; a pasturer. Mozley & W.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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