agist en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /əˈd͡ʒɪst/
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman agister (“to pasture for a fee”).
Meanings
- (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.
- (transitive) To charge lands etc. with any public burden.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| agisted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| agisted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| agists | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| agisting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |