gests
plural of gest
• stegs
Gests
plural of Gest
• stegs
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
24 December 2024
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