Gern, jėrn, v.i. (Spens.) to grind or yawn.
Gerontocracy, jer-on-tok′ra-si, n. government by old men. [Gr. gerōn, an old man, kratos, power.]
Geropigia, jer-o-pij′i-a, n. a mixture of grape-juice, brandy, &c., used to sophisticate port-wine. [Port.]
Gerrymander, jer-i-man′der, v.t. (Amer.) to rearrange the voting districts in the interests of a particular party or candidate: to manipulate facts, arguments, &c. so as to reach undue conclusions.—n. an arrangement of the above nature. [Formed from the name of Governor Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814) and Salamander, from the likeness to that animal of the gerrymandered map of Massachusetts in 1811.]
Gerund, jer′und, n. a part of the Latin verb which has the value of a verbal noun—e.g. amandum, loving.—ns. Ger′und-grind′er, a teacher, tutor; Ger′und-grind′ing.—adj. Gerund′ial.—n. Gerund′ive, the future passive participle of a Latin verb. [L. gerundium—gerĕre, to bear.]
Gervao, ger-vä′o n. a small medicinal verbenaceous shrub of the West Indies, &c. [Braz.]
Gesso, jes′ō, n. a plaster surface, prepared as a ground for painting. [It.]
Gest, jest, n. (Shak.). Same as Gist.
Gest, jest, n. an exploit: demeanour, bearing: a tale of adventure, a romance.—Gesta Romanorum ('deeds of the Romans'), the title of a collection of short stories and legends in Latin, with moralisations appended, which probably took its present form in England about the beginning of the 14th century. [L. gesta, things done—gerĕre, gestum, to bear.]
Gestation, jes-tā′shun, n. the act of carrying the young in the womb, pregnancy.—adjs. Ges′tant, laden; Ges′tatory, pertaining to gestation. [Fr.,—L. gestation-em—gestāre, -ātum, to carry—gerĕre, to bear.]