gestor

English

Etymology

From Latin gestor.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ)

Noun

gestor (plural gestores)

1. (law) A manager of another's affairs.
   • STANDARD BANK FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD v TAYLAM (PTY) LTD 1979 (2) SA 383 (C) @p388.

     his quasi- contractual relationship was brought about where the gestor, acting without a mandate, rendered a service to the dominus - in this instance the debtor - and in doing so acted reasonably and in the interest of the dominus with the intention not only of administering the affairs of the dominus but also of being compensated for such administration.

Anagrams

• Grotes, Roget's, Rogets, Tregos, ergost, ergots, etrogs, groset, storge

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gestōrem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʒəsˈto]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [d͡ʒesˈtoɾ]

Noun

gestor m (plural gestors, feminine gestora)

1. manager, agent

Related terms

• gestió

Further reading

• “gestor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡes.tor/, [ˈɡɛs̠t̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒes.tor/, [ˈd͡ʒɛst̪or]

Etymology 1

gestus +‎ -tor.

Noun

gestor m (genitive gestōris); third declension

1. who performs actions of gerere
2. a tattler, a talebearer

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gestor	gestōrēs
Genitive	gestōris	gestōrum
Dative	gestōrī	gestōribus
Accusative	gestōrem	gestōrēs
Ablative	gestōre	gestōribus
Vocative	gestor	gestōrēs

Descendants

• • Italian: gestore
  • Sicilian: gisturi

Etymology 2

Verb

gestor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of gestō

References

• “gestor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• gestor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• gestor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• gestor in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gestōrem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒesˈtoʁ/ [ʒesˈtoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒesˈtoʁ/ [ʒesˈtoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʒesˈtoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʒeʃˈtoʁ/ [ʒeʃˈtoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒesˈtoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨʃˈtoɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨʃˈtoɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨʃˈto.ɾi/

Noun

gestor m (plural gestores, feminine gestora, feminine plural gestoras)

1. manager

   Synonyms: gerente, administrador

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin gestor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xesˈtoɾ/ [xesˈt̪oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: ges‧tor

Noun

gestor m (plural gestores, feminine gestora, feminine plural gestoras)

1. solicitor, attorney, barrister

Related terms

• gestión

 

See also

• abogado
• notario

Further reading

• “gestor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014