Jest

jest, n. something ludicrous: joke: fun: something uttered in s{>ort: object of laughter. —v to make a jest or merriment —adv Jest ingly. [Ong a deed, a story M E. gate— O. Fr. geste— L. gestum—gero to do.J Jester, jest er, n. one who jests a buffoon. [Orig. a story-teller Jesuit, jez'u-it, «. one of the Society of Jesus, founded in 1534 by Ignatius Loyola, the members of which are reputedly celebrated for craftine : a crafty person. adjs Jesuit'ic, Jesuit'- ical —adv. Jesuit'ically. Jesuitism, jez'u-it-izm, u. the principles and practices of the Jesuits cunning deceit. Jesus, je'zus, n the Saviour of mankind {fir Iisous— Heb Joshua—Jihoshua, help of Jehovah, the Saviour—-yashtt, to save