v. Obs. rare–1. [f. L. angariāt- ppl. stem of angariā-re, to constrain to service, f. angarīa forced service, a. Gr. ἀγγαρεία the office of the ἄγγαρος (a Persian word), a courier, a messenger (liable to be impressed on the King’s business). Angaria, angariāre, and their deriv. were very common in med.L. in reference to feudal burdens. Cf. Fr. angarier in Cotgr., 1611.] To exact forced labor from; to press into service; to impress.
1676. Marvell, Mr. Smirke, Wks. 1875, IV. 24. It is not wisdom in the Church to pretend to … that power of angariating men further than their occasions will permit.
