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)
- (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
- plural of gest
Anagrams
Catalan
Noun
gests
- plural of gest
Icelandic
Noun
gests
- indefinite genitive singular of gestur
Old Norse
Noun
gests
- genitive singular of gestr
Swedish
Noun
gests
- indefinite genitive singular of gest