kist noun 3verb 1forms 4 noun3 •(Scotland) A chest.the spear he killed the gryphon with was locked in a kist there, or so some said […] — 1932 •(Scotland) A coffin. •(UK, India) An individual installment of the yearly land revenue. verb1 •(Scotland) To place in a coffin. formskisted · kisting · kists · Kists