gests

See also: Gests

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɛsts/
• Rhymes: -ɛsts

Etymology 1

A variant of gists (etymology 1).

Noun

gests pl (plural only)

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of gists (“a roll reciting the several stages arranged for a royal progress”).
   • 1829, John Hanmer, “Proteus”, in Fra Cipolla: And Other Poems:

     The pictured lives of martyr, or of saint, / Or gests of valorous knight

Etymology 2

From gest +‎ -s (suffix forming regular plurals of nouns).

Noun

gests

1. plural of gest

Anagrams

• stegs

Catalan

Noun

gests

1. plural of gest

Icelandic

Noun

gests

1. indefinite genitive singular of gestur

Old Norse

Noun

gests

1. genitive singular of gestr

Swedish

Noun

gests

1. indefinite genitive singular of gest

Anagrams

• stegs