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单词 agist
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agist

[ uh-jist ]
/ əˈdʒɪst /

verb (used with object)

to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.

Origin of agist

1590–1600; <Anglo-French, Middle French agister to give lodgings to, equivalent to a-a-5 + gister to lodge, lie <Germanic; compare Old English giestian to lodge, derivative of giestguest

OTHER WORDS FROM agist

a·gist·er, a·gis·tor, noun

Words nearby agist

Agincourt, aging, aginner, agio, agiotage, agist, agistment, agit., agita, agit. ante us., agitate
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British Dictionary definitions for agist

agist
/ (əˈdʒɪst) /

verb (tr) law

to care for and feed (cattle or horses) for payment
to assess and charge (land or its owner) with a public burden, such as a tax

Word Origin for agist

C14: from Old French agister, from gister to lodge, ultimately from Latin jacēre to lie down
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