Definition of agist

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Agist (v. t.) 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..

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Governor :: Governor (n.) One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler or magistrate; as, the governor of Pennsylvania..
Magisteriality :: Magisteriality (n.) Magisterialness; authoritativeness.
Agistment :: Agistment (n.) A charge or rate against lands; as, an agistment of sea banks, i. e., charge for banks or dikes..
Avoyer :: Avoyer (n.) A chief magistrate of a free imperial city or canton of Switzerland.
Hieromnemon :: Hieromnemon (n.) A magistrate who had charge of religious matters, as at Byzantium..
Magistery :: Magistery (n.) A magisterial injunction.
Magistrate :: Magistrate (n.) A person clothed with power as a public civil officer; a public civil officer invested with the executive government, or some branch of it..
Fill :: Fill (a.) To possess and perform the duties of; to officiate in, as an incumbent; to occupy; to hold; as, a king fills a throne; the president fills the office of chief magistrate; the speaker of the House fills the chair..
Judge :: "Judge (v. i.) One of supreme magistrates, with both civil and military powers, who governed Israel for more than four hundred years..
Recognizance :: Recognizance (n.) An obligation of record entered into before some court of record or magistrate duly authorized, with condition to do some particular act, as to appear at the same or some other court, to keep the peace, or pay a debt. A recognizance differs from a bond, being witnessed by the record only, and not by the party's seal..
Antimagistrical :: Antimagistrical (a.) Opposed to the office or authority of magistrates.
Aedile :: Aedile (n.) A magistrate in ancient Rome, who had the superintendence of public buildings, highways, shows, etc.; hence, a municipal officer..
Stadtholderate :: Stadtholder (n.) Formerly, the chief magistrate of the United Provinces of Holland; also, the governor or lieutenant governor of a province..
Suffraginous :: Sufragette. (n.) A woman who advocates the right to vote for women; a woman suffragist.
Cadi :: Cadi (n.) An inferior magistrate or judge among the Mohammedans, usually the judge of a town or village..
Affidavit :: Affidavit (n.) A sworn statement in writing; a declaration in writing, signed and made upon oath before an authorized magistrate..
Character :: Character (n.) Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty; as, in the miserable character of a slave; in his character as a magistrate; her character as a daughter..
Dogmatical :: Dogmatical (a.) Asserting a thing positively and authoritatively; positive; magisterial; hence, arrogantly authoritative; overbearing..
Informer :: Informer (v.) One who informs a magistrate of violations of law; one who informs against another for violation of some law or penal statute.
Dogmatizer :: Dogmatizer (n.) One who dogmatizes; a bold asserter; a magisterial teacher.
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