About The Word Agister
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Agister
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What's The Definition Of Agister?Synonyms | Synonyms for Agister: Related Terms | Find terms related to Agister: See Also | Agister In Webster's Dictionary \A*gist"er\, Agistor \A*gist"or\, n. [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.
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