agistment

  • 1Agistment — A*gist ment, n. [OF. agistement. See {Agist}.] (Law) (a) Formerly, the taking and feeding of other men s cattle in the king s forests. (b) The taking in by any one of other men s cattle to graze at a certain rate. Mozley & W. (c) The price paid… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2agistment — 1. grazing people s animals for reward. 2. an Irish term for the right to graze livestock on land. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3Agistment — To agist is, in English law, to take cattle to graze, for a remuneration. Agistment, in the first instance, referred more particularly to the proceeds of pasturage in the king s forests, but now means either (a) the contract for taking in and… …

    Wikipedia

  • 4agistment — /ajistmant/ A particular kind of bailment under which a person, for consideration, takes animals for care and pasturing on his land, and the person who cares for the animals has an agister s lien on the animals for that care. Hatley v. West, 74… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 5agistment — /ajistmant/ A particular kind of bailment under which a person, for consideration, takes animals for care and pasturing on his land, and the person who cares for the animals has an agister s lien on the animals for that care. Hatley v. West, 74… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 6agistment — noun a) The taking in by any one of other mens cattle to graze at a certain rate. b) A charge or rate against lands; as, an agistment of sea banks, i. e., charge for banks or dikes …

    Wiktionary

  • 7agistment — /euh jist ment/, n. Obs. 1. the act of agisting. 2. a contract or an agreement to agist. 3. the fee paid or the profit made in agisting. [1605 15; AGIST + MENT] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 8agistment — n. (Archaic) grazing of animals for a fee; grazing fee; formal agreement to feed and pasture animals …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 9agistment — agist·ment …

    English syllables

  • 10agistment — /əˈdʒɪstmənt/ (say uh jistmuhnt) noun 1. the act of agisting. 2. the price paid for pasturing livestock. 3. a burden or tax …