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agistment

  • /əˈd͡ʒɪstmənt/

noun agistments

  1. countable, uncountable The taking in by anyone of other people's livestock to graze at a certain rate.
  2. countable, historical, uncountable The taking and feeding of other people's cattle in the king's forests; the price paid for such a feeding.
  3. countable, uncountable A charge or rate against lands. an agistment of sea banks (i.e. charge for banks or dikes)

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noun taking in of livestock at a certain rate

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@misc{agistment_2026,
  title = {agistment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/agistment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}