sist

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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4
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4
Pronunciation
/sɪst/

Definition of sist

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (Scotland)To stay (e.g. judicial proceedings); to delay or suspend; to stop
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verb

  1. (Scotland)To stay (e.g. judicial proceedings); to delay or suspend; to stop
  2. (Scotland)to cause to take a place, as at the bar of a court; hence, to cite; to summon; to bring into court
    “Some, however, have preposterously sisted nature as the first or generative principle.”

noun

  1. (Scotland)a stay or suspension of proceedings
    “Fourteen Days are only allowed for Sists of Execution, from the Date the Bill was signed, for the Clerks inquiring in the Condition of the Cautioner […]”

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Etymology

From Latin sistō (“to bring to a stand, stop”).

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