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agist1

Pronunciation: /əˈdʒɪst/
Definition of agist

verb

[with object]
  • take in and feed (livestock) for payment: the dairy farmer might wish to agist lambs after the cows are housed for the winter

Derivatives

agister

noun

agistment

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'use or allow the use of land for pasture'): from Old French agister, from a- (from Latin ad 'to, at') + gister, from giste 'lodging'

agist in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of agist in the US English dictionary