"gests" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒɛsts/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -ɛsts Etymology: A variant of gists (etymology 1). Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} gests pl (plural only)
  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of gists (“a roll reciting the several stages arranged for a royal progress”). Tags: alt-of, alternative, obsolete, plural, plural-only Alternative form of: gists (extra: a roll reciting the several stages arranged for a royal progress)
    Sense id: en-gests-en-noun-HIOJoj2R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒɛsts/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -ɛsts Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} gests
  1. plural of gest Tags: form-of, plural Form of: gest
    Sense id: en-gests-en-noun-yPI0NfaT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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