sist

/sɪst/

sist verb: to stay (e.g. judicial proceedings); to delay or suspend; to stop.

Verb

sist (third-person singular simple present sists, present participle sisting, simple past and past participle sisted)

(Scotland) To stay (e.g. judicial proceedings); to delay or suspend; to stop
(Scotland) to cause to take a place, as at the bar of a court; hence, to cite; to summon; to bring into court
- Some, however, have preposterously sisted nature as the first or generative principle.1852, William Hamilton, Discussions on Philosophy and Literature, Education and University Reform

sist (plural sists)

(Scotland) a stay or suspension of proceedings
- Fourteen Days are only allowed for Sists of Execution, from the Date the Bill was signed, for the Clerks inquiring in the Condition of the Cautioner […]1693, James Dalrymple Stair, The institutions of the law of Scotland, page 755

Verb
third-person singular present	sists
present participle	sisting
past participle	sisted
past	sisted
Noun
plural	sists

From Latin sistō (“to bring to a stand, stop”).

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What does sist mean?: Sist means to stay (e.g. judicial proceedings); to delay or suspend; to stop.
What part of speech is sist?: Sist can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce sist?: Sist is pronounced /sɪst/.
What is the past tense of sist?: The past tense of sist is sisted.

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