A song; a speech, discourse; spec. a ‘gest’ or romance in verse.

A story or romance in verse: also simply (in later use), a story, tale. in gest = in verse, in the manner of a metrical romance. the English gest…

A narrative of exploits; a story, tale, or romance, originally in verse. Obsolete.

A medieval narrative (originally in verse, later also in prose) relating the legendary or extraordinary… As a count noun.

= romance, n. 1 3a. archaic and literary in later use.

A medieval tale of adventure or chivalry; = romance, n. 1.