(law, Scotland) To stay (e.g. judicial proceedings); to delay or suspend; to stop / (law, Scotland) to cause to take a place, as at the bar of a court; hence, to cite; to summon; to bring into court

(law, Scotland) a stay or suspension of proceedings

present participle of sist

simple past tense and past participle of sist

plural of sist

The sister of one's spouse. / The wife of one's sibling. / The wife of the sibling of one's spouse. / The sister of the spouse of one's sibling.

A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling. / A female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; (informal) a nun.

(transitive, construction) To strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it. / (obsolete, transitive) To be sister to; to resemble closely.

A female sibling sharing a single parent.

plural of sister