The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Agister — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Agistor — Agister 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
guest-taker — Agister 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
agistor — noun a) One who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a certain rate; a pasturer. b) Formerly, an officer of the kings forest, who had the care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the same; hence called gisttaker, which in England is … Wiktionary
