Complete Definition of "agistment"

English

Noun
agistment

  1. The take in|taking in by any one of other men's cattle to graze at a certain rate.
  2. A charge or rate against lands; as, an agistment of sea banks, i. e., charge for banks or dikes.
  3. Formerly, the taking and feeding of other men's cattle in the king's forests; the price paid for such a feeding.

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