agistment

[ uh-jist-ment ]
/ əˈdʒɪst mɛnt /

noun Obsolete.

the act of agisting.
a contract or an agreement to agist.
the fee paid or the profit made in agisting.

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Origin of agistment

First recorded in 1605–15; agist + -ment

Words nearby agistment

aging, aginner, agio, agiotage, agist, agistment, agit., agit. ante us., agit. bene, agita, agitate
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