Meaning & use
Geste
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A notable deed or exploit, especially one recounted in a heroic tale (archaic and literary).
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The medieval poem recounts the knight's many gestes in battle.
Scholars study the chansons de geste as some of the earliest examples of French epic poetry.
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Now rare outside the term 'chanson de geste' (song of heroic deeds), a genre of medieval French epic poetry.
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