gestor

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English

Etymology

From Latin gestor.

Pronunciation

Noun

gestor (plural gestores)

  1. (law) A manager of another's affairs.
    • STANDARD BANK FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD v TAYLAM (PTY) LTD 1979 (2) SA 383 (C) @p388.
      his quasi- contractual relationship was brought about where the gestor, acting without a mandate, rendered a service to the dominus - in this instance the debtor - and in doing so acted reasonably and in the interest of the dominus with the intention not only of administering the affairs of the dominus but also of being compensated for such administration.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gestōrem.

Pronunciation

Noun

gestor m (plural gestors, feminine gestora)

  1. manager, agent

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

gestus +‎ -tor.

Noun

gestor m (genitive gestōris); third declension

  1. who performs actions of gerere
  2. a tattler, a talebearer
Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gestor gestōrēs
Genitive gestōris gestōrum
Dative gestōrī gestōribus
Accusative gestōrem gestōrēs
Ablative gestōre gestōribus
Vocative gestor gestōrēs
Descendants
    • Italian: gestore
    • Sicilian: gisturi

Etymology 2

Verb

gestor

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of gestō

References

  • “gestor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • gestor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • gestor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • gestor in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gestōrem.

Pronunciation

 
 

Noun

gestor m (plural gestores, feminine gestora, feminine plural gestoras)

  1. manager
    Synonyms: gerente, administrador

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin gestor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xesˈtoɾ/
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: ges‧tor

Noun

gestor m (plural gestores, feminine gestora, feminine plural gestoras)

  1. manager, overseer
  2. solicitor, attorney, barrister

See also

Further reading

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