sisted
simple past tense and past participle of sist
• Deists, deists, desist
Source: Wiktionary
Sist, v. t. Etym: [L. sistere to bring to a stand, to stop.]
1. (Scots Law)
Definition: To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop.
2. To cause to take a place, as at the bar of a court; hence, to cite; to summon; to bring into court. [Scot.] Some, however, have preposterously sisted nature as the first or generative principle. Sir W. Hamilton.
Sist, n. (Scots Law)
Definition: A stay or suspension of proceedings; an order for a stay of proceedings. Burril.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
