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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. Blackstone.

See Agister.

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.

A charge or rate against lands; as, an agistment of sea banks, i. e., charge for banks or dikes.

Opposed to the office or authority of magistrates. [Obs.] South.

A prince to whom an appanage has been granted.

See Areopagite.

One who eats, or subsists on, milk.

One who eats earth, as dirt, clay, chalk, etc.

One who eats horseflesh.

One who eats, or subsists on, fish.

Master; sir; -- a title of the Middle Ages, given to a person in authority, or to one having a license from a university to teach philosophy and the liberal arts.

Of or pertaining to a master or magistrate, or one in authority; having the manner of a magister; official; commanding; authoritative. Hence: Overbearing; dictatorial; dogmatic. When magisterial duties from his home Her father called. Glover. We are not magisterial in opinions, nor, dictator-like, obtrude our notions o…

Magisterialness; authoritativeness. [R.] Fuller.

In a magisterial manner.

The quality or state of being magisterial.

A magisterial injunction. [R.] Brougham.

The office or dignity of a magistrate. Blackstone.

Pertaining to a master; magisterial; authoritative; dogmatic.

Magisterialness; arbitrary dogmatism. Bacon.