agistment
/əˈd͡ʒɪstmənt/noun
agistment is spelled A-G-I-S-T-M-E-N-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, agistment means “The taking in by anyone of other people's livestock to graze at a certain rate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of agistment is agistments.
How many letters and syllables are in agistment?
| Letters | 9: A-G-I-S-T-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is agistment?
Agistment appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce agistment?
- /əˈd͡ʒɪstmənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of agistment
- agistments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does agistment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The taking in by anyone of other people's livestock to graze at a certain rate.
- 2
The taking and feeding of other people's cattle in the king's forests; the price paid for such a feeding.
- 3
A charge or rate against lands.
an agistment of sea banks (i.e. charge for banks or dikes)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Agistment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense taking in of livestock at a certain rate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Einstellen, Pension |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does agistment come from?
From agist + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).