agistour (1278-79)
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agistour (1278-79)

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[ FEW: 5,3b jacere; Gdf: 1,161a agisteor; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF: ∅; DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED:  agister n. / agistor n.; MED:  agistour n.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
agisteeur,  agister,  agistur  

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1lawoccupationagistor (officer of the royal forests who collects rent for the right to pasture animals): 
( 1278-79 )  quant les agisturs asemblerent de agister le demeyne boys le rey  127
( 1312 )  forestiers, verdiers, regardours, agistours, et autres ministres de meismes les forestes  i 283
( 1286-1339 )  le roi Edward [...] ad afforesté la dite Blakemor, qe mettunt verders, foresters, rewardours et agisters solunk assise de forest  181
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