variant of gest
II. noun
also gest \\ˈjest\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French geste, from Latin gestus, from gestus, past participle of gerere
his heroic grace and honorable gest — Edmund Spenser
in the least geste — the dropping low of the lid, the wrinkling of the brow — Elizabeth B. Browning
Useful english dictionary. 2012.