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geases

geases is the plural of geas.

geases is the plural of gease.

Meaning of geas

Noun

geas (plural geasa or geases)

  1. A (generally magical) vow, obligation or injunction placed upon someone to do or not do something, which typically brings harm if violated and blessings if obeyed.
    • It can send us where it will with a task laid upon us—a geas, if you like.1989, Roger Zelazny, Knight of Shadows
  2. A mystical compulsion.
    • The memory came upon him like a geas, overwhelming his revulsion, numbing his heart.1980, Stephen R. Donaldson, The Wounded Land, page 162

Questions about geases

What is geases the plural of?
Geases is the plural of geas.

Words near geases in the dictionary

  1. Gearys
  2. Gearys Flat
  3. geas
  4. geasa
  5. gease
  6. geases
  7. Geashill
  8. geason
  9. geat
  10. Geatish
  11. Geatland

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