Where does “agist” come from?

agist (English) comes from Anglo-Norman agister — to pasture for a fee; to agist; to pasture.

agist (English): To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum;...

Definitions

  1. To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum;...

Ancestry of “agist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanagisterto pasture for a fee; to agist; to pasture

Words derived from “agist

Every word from Anglo-Norman agister
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