Gest, n.

n. [O. Fr. geste, exploit, L. Lat. gesta, history of things done, from Lat. gestum, pl. gesta, from gerere, to bear, carry on, perform, hence, res gesta, a deed, res gestae, events, occurrences; Pr. gesta, chronicle, history, Sp. gestas, pl., It. geste, pl., exploits, achievements.] 1. That which has been done; something accomplished; a deed, action, or achievement; demeanor. [Rare.] “Heroic grace and honorable gest.” Spenser. The lives, stories, and gests of men, which are contained in the Bible. Tyndale.

2. An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony. [Obs.] Mede.
3. [O. Fr. giste, N. Fr. gîte, a lodging-place, bed, home, L. Lat. gestum, gistum, hospitality, guest-chamber, inn, Pr. jatz, from Fr. gésir, Pr. jazer, Lat. jacēre, to lie.] A stage in traveling; so much of a journey as is made without resting; a rest; a stop. [Obs.] Browne.
4. A roll or journal of the several days and stages prefixed in a royal progress. Many of them are extant in the herald’s office. [Obs.] Hammer.