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.
2. 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. Sir W. Hamilton.