v. Obs. rare. Also im-. [ad. OF. empestrer (Fr. empêtrer), also empasturer to hobble a horse while feeding, f. on late L. type *impastōriāre, f. in- in + pastōrium (It. pastoja) tether for a horse, f. pasci (ppl. stem past-) to feed. (See the aphetic form PESTER.)]
trans. To entangle.
1601. Bp. Barlow, Def. Prot. Relig., 200. To extricate our inclosure within any maze of empestered errors.
1611. Cotgr., Empestré, impestered, intangled.
