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Definition of Agister
1. n. 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.
Definition of Agister
1. Noun. (alternative form of agistor) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Agister
1. agistor [n -S] - See also: agistor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agister
Literary usage of Agister
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rights, Remedies, and Practice, at Law, in Equity, and Under the Codes: A by John Davison Lawson (1890)
"Liability of owner or keeper of animal — agister — Harborer — Joint Owners.
§ 1382. Liability for act of servant — Notice to servant. § 1383. ..."
2. The Law of Horses: Including the Law of Innkeepers, Veterinary Surgeons, Etc by George Henry Hewitt Oliphant, Clement Elphinstone Lloyd, Great Britain (1882)
"Now, the case of Agistment does not fall within that principle, inasmuch as the
agister does not confer any additional value on the article either by the ..."
3. American Law and Procedure by James Parker Hall, James De Witt Andrews (1910)
"The same development of the law has taken place in several states of the Mississippi
valley. §239. Liability for cattle in possession of agister. ..."
4. The Principles of the American Law of Bailments: A Companion to the Author's by John Davison Lawson (1895)
"The agister. 46. The Liveryman. 47. The Warehouseman. 48. The Wharfinger. (d)
Hire of Carriage. 49. The Private Carrier. § 39. The Classes of Mutual Benefit ..."
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