Definition of jests:
(v) :
To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
(n) :
(archaic) An act performed for amusement; a joke.
(n) :
(archaic) Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
(n) :
(obsolete) A deed; an action; a gest.
(n) :
(obsolete) A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
(adv) :
(African-American Vernacular, Southern US, Shropshire) Pronunciation spelling of just. [Only, simply, merely.]