Gest Definition

jest
noun
An adventure; deed; exploit.
Webster's New World
A romantic story of daring adventures, esp. a medieval tale in verse.
Webster's New World
A prose romance.
American Heritage
Bearing; deportment.
Webster's New World
A gesture.
Webster's New World
abbreviation
Died: used with the year of a person's death.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Gest

Noun

Singular:
gest
Plural:
gests

Origin of Gest

  • Middle English geste jest

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Compare gist a resting place.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Middle French geste.

    From Wiktionary

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