I. noun
or geste ˈjest
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English gest, jest, geste, jeste deed, action, story, tale — more at jest
1. : a notable deed or action : adventure , exploit
knightly gests and courtly pageantries — Elizabeth B. Browning
2. : a tale of achievements or adventures ; especially : a romance in verse
gests and historic ballads written upon the story of Wallace — P.F.Tytler
II.
variant of geste
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration of earlier gist, from Middle English giste lodging for the night, from Old French, from gesir to lie — more at gist
obsolete : a stage or route in traveling especially in a royal progress