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agisting

agisting is the present participle and gerund of agist.

Meaning of agist

Verb

agist (third-person singular simple present agists, present participle agisting, simple past and past participle agisted)

  1. (transitive) To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and collecting the money for the same.
  2. (transitive) To charge lands etc. with any public burden.

Questions about agisting

What is agisting the present participle and gerund of?
Agisting is the present participle and gerund of agist.

Words near agisting in the dictionary

  1. agistator
  2. agistators
  3. agisted
  4. agister
  5. agisters
  6. agisting
  7. agistment
  8. agistments
  9. agistor
  10. agistors
  11. agists

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