kist Meaning, Definition & Usage

Kist noun
Etymology
See Chest.
Definitions
  1. A chest; hence, a coffin. Scot. & Prov. End. Jamieson. Halliwell.
Kist noun
Etymology
Ar. gist.
Definitions
  1. A stated payment, especially a payment of rent for land; hence, the time for such payment. India

Webster 1913