AGIST, in Law.—To agist, signifies to take in, and feed, the cattle of strangers, in the King’s forest; and gather the money due for the same. See AGISTOR.The word is also extended to the taking in of other men's cattle, in any man's ground; at a certain rate per week.It is also used metaphorically for a charge or burden on any thing.—In this sense, we meet with Terre ad Custodiam Maris Agistate, i.e. charged with a tribute to keep out the sea. Selden. Mare Clausum—So, Terre Agistate, are lands whose owners are bound to keep up the sea-banks, Spelman.The word is formed of the French Gîte, a bed, or lying-place.
AGNATION, in Civil Law, the bond of consanguinity or relation between the male descendants of the same father; as Cognation is the bond of relation between all the descendants of the same father, both males and females. See COGNATION.
The difference, then, between Agnation and Cognation consists in this: that Cognation is the universal name under which the whole family, and even the Agnates themselves are contained; and Agnation a particular branch of Cognation, which only includes the descendants in the male line. See CONSANGUINITY.
The difference, then, between Agnation and Cognation consists in this: that Cognation is the universal name under which the whole family, and even the Agnates themselves are contained; and Agnation a particular branch of Cognation, which only includes the descendants in the male line. See CONSANGUINITY.
AGRARIAN, in Roman Jurisprudence, a Denomination given to such Laws as relate to the Partition or Distribution of Lands. See LAW. The Word is form’d of the Latin Ager, Field. The Agrarian Law, Lex Agraria, by way of Eminence, was a celebrated Law, publish’d by Spurius Cassius, about the Year 268, for the Division of the Lands taken from the Enemy. Those other two in the Digest, the one publish’d by Caesar, and the other by Nerva, only relate to the Limits or Boundaries of Grounds; and have no Relation to that of Spurius Cassius.
AGREEMENT, Acraementum, in Law, is defined by Plowder, a joining or putting together of two or more Minds in any thing done, or to be done. Of this there may be three sorts. The first, an Agreement executed at the Beginning; mention’d in the Stat. of 25 Edw. III. which says, "That the Goods bought by Forestallers, being thereof attainted, shall be forfeited to the King; if the Buyer thereof has made Gree with the Seller." Where the Word Gree, otherwise called Agreement executed, signifies Payment for the Things or Satisfaction. The second is, where one does an Act, and another agrees or assents thereto, afterwards. See ASSENT. The third is when both Parties at one time are agreed that such a thing shall be done in time to come; which is Executory, in regard the thing is to be done afterwards. See CONTRACT.