AGIST

AGIST', verb transitive In law, to take the cattle of others to graze, at a certain sum; to feed or pasture the cattle of others; used originally for the feeding of cattle in the king's forest.

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agist. Agist, v.t. to take in cattle to feed by the week

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A‐gist″ (�), v. t. [[OF. agister; à (L. ad) + gister to assign a lodging, fr. giste lodging, abode, F. gîte, LL. gistum, gista, fr. L. jacitum, p. p. of jac�re to lie: cf. LL. agistare, adgistare. See Gist.]] (Law) 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. Blackstone.