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gestātĭo, ōnis, f. [gesto].

  1. I. Act., a bearing, carrying: infantium gestationes, Lact. 3, 22 fin.
  2. II. Pass. (not ante-Aug.), a being carried or conveyed about (in a litter, carriage, boat, etc.), a riding, driving or sailing for pleasure.
    1. A. Lit.: gestatio quoque longis et jam inclinatis morbis aptissima est, etc. … Genera autem gestationis plura sunt. Lenissima est navi vel in portu vel in flumine, vehementior vel in alto navi … vel lectica, etiamnum acrior vehiculo, Cels. 2, 15; Sen. Ep. 55: solitus etiam in gestatione ludere (aleam), Suet. Claud. 33; id. Vesp. 21.
    2. B. Transf., a place where one is carried to take the air, a promenade, etc.: gestatio in modum circi, Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 17; 2, 17, 13; Inscr. Orell. 4336; Inscr. Grut. 201, 8.