Emily Dickinson Lexicon

A-GIST'MENT, n.

The taking and feeding of other men's cattle in the king's forest, or on one's own land; also, the price paid for such feeding. It denotes also a burden, charge or tax. [In canon law, a modus, or composition. Johnson, Qu.] Cowel. Blackstone. Encyc.

A-GIST'OR, or A-GIST-A'TOR, n.

An officer of the king's forest, who has the care of cattle agisted, and collects the money for the same; hence called gist-taker, which in England is corrupted into guest-taker. Encyc.

AG'IT-A-BLE, a. [See Agitate.]

That may be agitated, shaken or discussed.

AG'IT-ATE, v.t. [L. agito, from ago. See Act.]

1. To stir violently; to move back and forth with a quick motion; to shake or move briskly; as, to agitate water in a vessel.
2. To move or force into violent irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea.
3. To disturb, or excite into tumult; as, to agitate the mind or passions.
4. To discuss; to debate; to controvert; as, to agitate a question.
5. To consider on all sides; to revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to contrive by mental deliberation; as, politicians agitate desperate designs. King Charles.
6. To move or actuate. [Not used.] Blackmore.

AG'IT-A-TED, pp.

Tossed from side to side; shaken; moved violently and irregularly; disturbed; discussed; considered.

AG'IT-A-TING, ppr.

Shaking; moving with violence; disturbing; disputing; contriving.

AG-IT-A'TION, n.

1. The act of shaking; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion; as, the sea after a storm is in agitation. Bacon.
2. Disturbance of tranquillity in the mind; perturbation; excitement of passion.
3. Discussion; examination of a subject in controversy. L'Estrange.
4. A state of being deliberated upon, with a view to contrivance, or plan to be adopted; as, a scheme is in agitation.

AG'I-TA-TIVE, a.

Having a tendency to agitate.

AG-IT-A'TO,

in music, denotes a broken style of performance, adapted to awaken surprise or perturbation. Dict. of Music.

AG'IT-A-TOR, n.

One who agitates; also, an insurgent; one who excites sedition or revolt. In antiquity, a charioteer, that is, a driver. In Cromwell's time, certain officers appointed by the army to manage their concerns were called agitators. Hume.

AG'LET, or AIG-LET, n. [Fr. aiguillette, a point, from aiguille, a needle, from aigu, sharp. See Acid.]

1. A tag of a point curved into the representation of an animal, generally of a man; a small plate of metal.
2. In botany, a pendant at the ends of the chives of flowers, as in the rose and tulip.

AG'LET-BABY, n.

A small image on the top of a lace. Shak.

A-GLOM'ER-A-TED, pp.

Wound or collected into a ball.

AG'MIN-AL, a. [L. agmen, a troop or body of men arrayed, from ago.]

Pertaining to an army or troop. [Little used.]

AG'NAIL, n. [ad and nail, or Sax. ange, pain, and nail.]

A whitlow; an inflammation round the nail. Bailey.

AG'NATE, a. [L. agnatus.]

Related or akin by the father's side.

AG'NATE, n. [L. agnatus, adnascor, of ad and nascor, to be born. See Nature.]

Any male relation by the father's side. Encyc.

AG-NA'TI, [L. plu.]

Relations by the father's side.

AG-NAT'IC, a.

Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors. Blackstone.

AG-NA'TION, n.

Relation by the father's side only, or descent in the male line, distinct from cognation, which includes descent in the male and female lines.

AG'NEL, n. [From agnus, a lamb, the figure struck on the coin.]

An ancient French coin, value twelve sols, six deniers. It was called also mouton d'or and agnel d'or. Encyc.

AG-NI'TION, n. [L. agnitio, agnosco.]

Acknowledgment. [Little used.] Pearson.

AG-NIZE', v.t.

To acknowledge. [Not in use.] Shak.

AG-NO'MEN, n. [L.]

1. An additional name, given by the Romans, on account of some exploit or event; as, Africanus added to P. C. Scipio.
2. A name added in praise or dispraise.

AG-NOM'IN-ATE, v.t. [L. agnomino; ad and nomino, nomen, name.]

To name. [Little used.]