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gest1 definition

gest or geste (jest)

noun

  1. Archaic an adventure; deed; exploit
  2. a romantic story of daring adventures, esp. a medieval tale in verse

Etymology: ME geste < OFr < L gesta, deeds, pl. of pp. of gerere, to do, act

gest2 definition

gest (jest)

noun

  1. bearing; deportment
  2. a gesture

Etymology: Fr geste < L gestus, posture, gesture < pp. of gerere, to bear, behave

gest3 definition

gest

Etymology: Ger gestorben, lit., dead, deceased, pp. of sterben, to die

died: used with the year of a person's death

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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