GEST

Etymology 1

Noun

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

Etymology 2

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• gets, steg, tegs

Proper noun

Gest (plural Gests)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gest is the 32632^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 704 individuals. Gest is most common among White (86.08%) individuals.

Anagrams

• gets, steg, tegs

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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