āCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.ā ā Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
guesting (plural guestings)
An appearance as a guest on a TV show
guesting
present participle of guest
• gungiest
Source: Wiktionary
Guest, n. Etym: [OE. gest, AS. gƦst, gest; akin to OS., D., & G. gust, Icel gestr, Sw. gƤst, Dan. GjƤst, Goth. gast, Russ. goste, and to L. hostis enemy, stranger; the meaning stranger is the older one, but the root is unknown. Cf. Host an army, Hostile.]
1. A visitor; a person received and entertained in one's house or at one's table; a visitor entertained without pay. To cheer his gueste, whom he had stayed that night. Spenser. True friendship's laws are by this rule exprest. Welcome the coming, speed the parting guest. Pope.
Guest, v. t.
Definition: To receive or entertain hospitably. [Obs.] Sylvester.
Guest, v. i.
Definition: To be, or act the part of, a guest. [Obs.] And tell me, best of princes, who he was That guested here so late. Chapman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
āCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.ā ā Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States