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Definition of: agist
(ə·jist′) v.t. Law
1. To feed and care for, as horses or cattle, for hire.
2. To assess, as land or its owner, for a public purpose. [<OF agister <a- to (<L ad-) + gister lodge, ult. <L jacere lie]
—a·gist′ment noun
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