agistor en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English agist Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -torlbor. English -or English agistor From agist + -or.
Meanings
- One who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a certain rate; a pasturer.
- (historical) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| agistors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |