verb (used with object)
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
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| —n | |
| discrimination against people on the grounds of age; specifically, discrimination against the elderly | |
| agism or agism | |
| —n | |
| 'ageist or agism | |
| —adj | |
| 'agist or agism | |
| —adj | |
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| agist (əˈdʒɪst) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to care for and feed (cattle or horses) for payment |
| 2. | to assess and charge (land or its owner) with a public burden, such as a tax |
| [C14: from Old French agister, from gister to lodge, ultimately from Latin jacēre to lie down] | |
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