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Definition of Gestant
1. a. Bearing within; laden; burdened; pregnant.
Definition of Gestant
1. laden [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gestant
Literary usage of Gestant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. M. Accii Plauti Comœdiæ by Titus Maccius Plautus (1829)
"sum qui 12 Homines qui gestant crimina] Id ... magistrate, gestant. Horum sermo
multum mi- non Atheniensis, ut est saepius die- cet : nam etiamsi statim non ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Many such gests are extant iu the heralds' office, gestant (jes'tant), «. [< L.
gestan(t-)s, ppr. of gestare, bear, carry, freq. of gerere, pp. gestas, ..."
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