See Also: gest(1)(dictionary)
gest(2)(dictionary)
gest(3)(dictionary)
gest(4)(dictionary)

gest(3) (iou)



gest noun1. Also jest. See also JEST noun. ME.
[Old French geste, jeste from Latin gesta actions, exploits, use as noun of neut. pl. of pa. pple of gerere bear, carry, carry on, perform.]
I.
A (heroic) deed or exploit, esp. as narrated or recorded; in pl., actions, conduct. arch. ME.
Orig., a story, esp. a romance, in verse. Later also, a prose romance or tale. obsolete exc. Hist. ME.
II. See JEST noun II.