gest (countable and uncountable, plural gests)
(obsolete) A gesture or action.
(archaic) A story or adventure; a verse or prose romance.
(archaic) An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony.
(archaic) bearing; deportment
gest (plural gests)
(obsolete) A stage in travelling; a stop for rest or lodging in a journey; a rest.
(obsolete) A roll reciting the several stages arranged for a royal progress.
• gets, steg, tegs
Gest (plural Gests)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gest is the 32632nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 704 individuals. Gest is most common among White (86.08%) individuals.
• gets, steg, tegs
Source: Wiktionary
Gest, n.
Definition: A guest. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Gest, n. Etym: [OF. geste exploit. See Jest.]
1. Something done or achieved; a deed or an action; an adventure. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony. [Obs.] Mede.
3. A tale of achievements or adventures; a stock story. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.
4. Gesture; bearing; deportment. [Archaic] Through his heroic grace and honorable gest. Spenser.
Gest, n. Etym: [Cf. Gist a resting place.]
1. A stage in traveling; a stop for rest or lodging in a journey or progress; a rest. [Obs.] Kersey.
2. A roll recting the several stages arranged for a royal progress. Many of them are extant in the herald's office. [Obs.] Hanmer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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