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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.

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

Example sentences from the Web for agistment

Agistment, or the taking in of cattle or live stock to feed at a rate of so much per head, is a contract of bailment.

The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 |Various
But the most valued is that of agistment or pasturage, especially of ponies.

The Customs of Old England |F. J. Snell