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Noun: agistment  u'jist-munt
  1. The taking in by any one of other men's cattle to graze at a certain rate
     
  2. Formerly, the taking and feeding of other men's cattle in the king's forests
     
  3. A charge or rate against lands; as, an agistment of sea banks, i. e., charge for banks or dikes

Derived forms: agistments

Encyclopedia: Agistment