01 n. Formerly, an officer of the king's forest, who had the care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the same; -- hence called gistta…
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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.(Law) Also: gisttaker, guest-taker