Ges*ta"tion (?), n. [L. gestatio
a bearing, carrying, fr. gestare to bear, carry, intens. fr.
gerere, gestum, to bear: cf. F. gestation. See
Gest deed, Jest.]
1. The act of wearing (clothes or
ornaments). [Obs.]
2. The act of carrying young in the womb from
conception to delivery; pregnancy.
3. Exercise in which one is borne or carried,
as on horseback, or in a carriage, without the exertion of his own
powers; passive exercise. Dunglison.