Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916)
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
GEST. (Sax.)
In old English law. A guest; a person who lodged a second night with another was so called, among the ancient Saxons.
James A. Ballentine · 1916