geste

Variant of gest

gest 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

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