Bible Dictionaries
Sist

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To cause to take a place, as at the bar of a court; hence, to cite; to summon; to bring into court.

(2):

(n.) A stay or suspension of proceedings; an order for a stay of proceedings.

(3):

(v. t.) To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sist'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/sist.html. 1828.