Obs. [ad. L. logist-a or Gr. λογιστ-ής, f. λογίζ-εσθαι (see prec.).] a. An expert reckoner or accountant. b. Gr. Hist. One of a board of Athenian officials (see quot. 1656).
1570. Dee, Math. Pref., 5. The common Logist, Reckenmaster, or Arithmeticien, in hys vsing of Numbers.
1656. Blount, Glossogr., Logist, he that causeth presidents or notable sayings to be registred, a caster of accounts. The Logists among the Athenians … were ten men … to whom all such as had ended their Office of Magistracy … were to render an account of all such occasions as they had then administration of.
1680. J. Aubrey, in Lett. Eminent Persons (1813), III. 472. Sr Jonas More was with him [W. Oughtred, mathematician] a good while, and learnt; he was but an ordinary logist before.
1735. Dyche & Pardon, Dict., Logist, one expert in Computation, or that understands Accompts.
