agister

noun

agist·​er

variants or agistor

ə-ˈji-stər

plural -s

: one that agists livestock

specifically : an officer of the royal forests in England who has the care of livestock agisted

Word History

Etymology

Middle English agister, from Anglo-French agistour, from Middle French agister + -our -or

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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