gestor

gestor

English

Etymology

    Borrowed 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.

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    Catalan

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin gestōrem.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʒəsˈto]
    • IPA(key): (Valencia) [d͡ʒesˈtoɾ]
    • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

    Noun

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

    1. manager, agent

    Further reading

    Latin

    Pronunciation

    Etymology 1

      From gestus + -tor.

      Noun

      gestor m (genitive gestōris); third declension

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

      Third-declension noun.

      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, 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 (16 July 2016 (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

       
       
      • (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

      Further reading

      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. manager, overseer
      2. solicitor, attorney, barrister

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