AGISTERS

Noun

agisters

plural of agister

Anagrams

• Staigers

Source: Wiktionary


AGISTER

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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