English

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

• ergots
• Roget's

Latin

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, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “gestor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• gestor in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin gestōre.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒes.ˈtoʁ/

Noun

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

1. manager

Synonyms

• gerente
• administrador

Spanish

Noun

gestor m ‎(plural gestores, feminine gestora)

1. solicitor, attorney, barrister

See also

• abogado m
• notario m