'Sist' definitions:

Definition of 'Sist'

From: GCIDE
  • Sist \Sist\, n. (Scots Law) A stay or suspension of proceedings; an order for a stay of proceedings. --Burril. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sist'

From: GCIDE
  • Sist \Sist\, v. t. [L. sistere to bring to a stand, to stop.]
  • 1. (Scots Law) To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To cause to take a place, as at the bar of a court; hence, to cite; to summon; to bring into court. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]
  • Some, however, have preposterously sisted nature as the first or generative principle. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]