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agistor

agistor noun: one who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a certain rate; a pasturer.

Noun

agistor (plural agistors)

  1. One who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a certain rate; a pasturer.
  2. (historical) 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.

agistor meaning in Tamil

agistor in Tamil

மேய்ப்பாள்

Forms of agistor

pluralagistors

Origin of agistor

From agist + -or.

Questions about agistor

What does agistor mean?
Agistor means one who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a certain rate; a pasturer.
What is agistor in Tamil?
Agistor in Tamil is மேய்ப்பாள். See Agistor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is agistor?
Agistor is a noun.
What is the plural of agistor?
The plural of agistor is agistors.

Words near agistor in the dictionary

  1. agister
  2. agisters
  3. agisting
  4. agistment
  5. agistments
  6. agistor
  7. agistors
  8. agists
  9. agit prop
  10. agit-prop
  11. agit-propped

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