Agists

/əˈdʒɪsts/ verb, noun

Definition

Third-person singular present form of agist (feeds livestock for payment), or plural of agist when used as a noun (people who agist).

Etymology

Standard English verb conjugation and noun pluralization. The -s suffix marks either present tense third person singular or plural noun forms.

Kelly Says

Modern agricultural records still use the verb 'agists' when discussing how farms manage shared pasture land—it's a technical term that has survived 800 years because it describes a specific economic relationship that hasn't really changed.

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