• (n.) A guest. • (n.) Something done or achieved; a deed or an action; an adventure. • (n.) A roll recting the several stages arranged for a royal progress. Many of them are extant in the herald`s office. • (n.) A tale of achievements or adventures; a stock story. • (n.) Gesture; bearing; deportment. • (n.) An action ... Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/gest/
a story of achievements or adventures. Among several famous medieval collections of gests are Fulcher of Chartres`s Gesta Francorum, Saxo ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/26