Formerly, an officer of the king's forest, who had the care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the same; -- hence called gisttaker, which in England is corrupted into guest-taker.
Use in sentences of AGISTOR
Meaning of AGISTOR in English
Formerly, an officer of the king's forest, who had the care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the same; -- hence called gisttaker, which in England is corrupted into guest-taker.
Now, one who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a certain rate; a pasturer.
Formerly, an officer of the king's forest, who had the care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the same; -- hence called gisttaker, which in England is corrupted into guest-taker.
Now, one who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a certain rate; a pasturer.