Agism
n.
alternative spelling of ageism.
Historical Examples
Sav′ageness; Sav′agery, fierceness: ferocity: wild growth of plants; Sav′agism.
Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) Various
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the act of . a contract or an agreement to . the fee paid or the profit made in . Historical Examples But the most valued is that of agistment or pasturage, especially of ponies. The Customs of Old England F. J. Snell agistment, or the taking in of cattle or live stock to feed […]
- Agit
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agit. ante us. agit. ante us. abbr. Latin agita ante usum (shake before using)