[1605–15; agist + -ment]This word is first recorded in the period 1605–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classic, crater, ideal, pivot, turnover-ment is a suffix of nouns, often concrete, denoting an action or resulting state (abridgment; refreshment), a product (fragment), or means (ornament)
Examples of 'agistment' in a sentence
agistment
He came up to see one of his horses -- we've got it on agistment here.