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agistement (1293)

The form engistement is a cross reference to the following entry:

agistement (1293)

engistement,  egistement;  agisement, 
(pl. agestementz)  
  FEW:  jacere 5,3b Gdf:  agistement 1,161a GdfC: TL: DEAF:  agistement G649 DMF:  agistement  TLF: OED:  agistment n.  MED:  agist(e)ment n.  DMLBS:  agistamentum 53b

s.

1lawagriculturalagistment (of cattle)
( 1293 )  agistement de bestes est ou la bestes vynent en ma pasture joe pus prendre de chekune beste un dener ou mayle  YBB 21-22 Ed I 263
( MS: c.1310 )  les espleez etc. com […] en pessant ses avers et en agistement d’autri avers  Nov Narr 185
agriculturalland used for agistment (?)
( 1325 )  T. […] les osterunt (=pret.6) de lour agestementz & de lour profit faire dé eawes […]  Rot Parl1 i 432
lawagricultural right of agistment
( 1309 )  vous clamez agistement qe naturelement apent a la seignurie  YBB Ed II ii 129
( 1374 )  ly avons doné et granté l’office de foresterie de Langdon en Pykerynglyth ovesque l’agistement d’ycel, rendant par an a nous pur mesme l’agistement sessant soudz  GAUNT1 i 243
2lawan assessment of payment or service
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  pur soffrir qe genz ne seient mie garnie de armes solon comun agistement  Mir Just 27
( 1321-22 )  l’agistement q’il (=the constables) firent seur lui pur ceo q’il ne mandast pas hastivement gentz as armes en eide de nostre seignur le Roi  Rot Parl1 i 413
en sun (etc.) agistement
lawagriculturalfeeding on his (etc.) land in return for payment
( 1313 )  H. de la L. est seignour de la quarte partie de la ville de D. et les ij boefs agistez en la pasture mesme cestie H., issint furent les ij boefs en son agistement jour de la prise  YBB Ed II xv 143
mettre un agistement, mettre un agistement sur
lawagriculturalto impose a charge for agistment (on)
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivex )  al priour Henry si pria il qu’il vousist granter pur metter un agistement d’argent sur sa gent de Schobdon en eyde de cel ranzon  Three Chronicles 11.236

See also:

gisir 
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