n. - Formerly, an officer of the king's forest, who had the
care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the same; -- hence
called gisttaker, which in England is corrupted into guest-taker.
n. - Now, one who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a
certain rate; a pasturer.
n. - Formerly, an officer of the king's forest, who had the
care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the same; -- hence
called gisttaker, which in England is corrupted into guest-taker.
n. - Now, one who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a
certain rate; a pasturer.