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Middle English
Etymology
Equivalent to gesten + -our; compare geste (“a deed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɛsˈtuːr/, /ɡɛːsˈtuːr/
Noun
gestour (plural gestours or gestoures)
- A reciter of gests or legendary tales.
1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Ryme of Syr Thopas”, in The Canterbury Tales, ,
→OCLC; republished in [
William Thynne], editor,
The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, ,
:
[
Richard Grafton for]
Iohn Reynes ,
1542,
→OCLC:
- A jester; a comic.
Descendants
References
- “ǧē̆stǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-26.
- “gestour”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.