Gest traces to Latin gestus, the past participle of the verb gerere, which means "to wage," "to bear," or "to carry," among other things. That Latin verb gave us stoutly enduring words like gesture, ingest, jest, register, and suggest.
"GEST Symposium annually attracts with its global perspective on endovascular therapies. Excellent opportunities to attend master-class lectures, participate in embolization workshops, and get to know some of the most prominent IR physicians during the small-group discussions.
Geste is another spelling of the word. A gest may also be a poem or story about an epic deed or exploit. For example, The Song of Roland is an 11th-century French poem or gest about the heroic deeds of the emperor Charlemagne's knights.
GEST is a community-based shuttle service in SUV format available to residents of Gladstone, Liberty, Riverside, Parkville, and North Kansas City. Each ride costs $3.00 per person, per one-way trip.
gest or geste (dʒɛst) n. Archaic. 1. a metrical romance or history. 2. a story or tale. 3. a deed or exploit.
noun A notable adventure or exploit. noun A verse romance or tale. noun A prose romance. from The Century Dictionary. To tell stories or romances. noun Bearing; carriage of one's person; deportment. noun Gesture. noun A Middle English form of guest. noun That which is done; an act, deed, or achievement.
gest in American English abbreviation Ger gestorben, lit., dead, deceased, pp. of sterben, to die died: used with the year of a person's death
gest (plural gestes) A guest, visitor; somebody staying at another's residence. A customer of a hostel or inn; one that pays for accommodation. An unknown person; a foreigner or outsider. A (often threatening) male individual; a ominous person. (figurative, rare) A male lover of a woman; a man in an unofficial intimate relationship with a woman.