gestour

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === iestour, jestour, gestiour, gestowre, geestour, gestoure === 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. A jester; a comic. ==== Descendants ==== English: jester Scots: jestar ==== References ==== “ǧē̆stǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 26 April 2018. “gestour”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.