Gest (?), n. [OF. geste exploit. See Jest.]
1. Something done or achieved; a deed or an action; an adventure. Chaucer.
2. An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony. Mede.
3. A tale of achievements or adventures; a stock story. Chaucer. Spenser.
4. Gesture; bearing; deportment.
Through his heroic grace and honorable gest. Spenser.