=Gay´ville= (_Lord_), the affianced husband of Miss Alscrip “the heiress,” whom he detests; but he ardently loves Miss Alton, her companion. The former is conceited, overbearing, and vulgar, but very rich; the latter is modest, retiring, and lady-like, but very poor. It turns out that £2000 a year of “the heiress’s” property was entailed on Sir William Charleton’s heirs, and therefore descended to Mr. Clifford in right of his mother. This money Mr. Clifford settles on his sister, Miss Alton (whose real name is Clifford). Sir Clement Flint tears the conveyance, whereby Clifford retains the £2000 a year, and Sir Clement settles the same amount on Lord Gayville, who marries Miss Alton, _alias_ Miss Clifford. _Lady Emily Gayville_, sister of Lord Gayville. A bright, vivacious, and witty lady, who loves Mr. Clifford. Clifford also greatly loves Lady Emily, but is deterred from proposing to her because he is poor and unequal to her in a social position. It turns out that he comes into £2000 a year in right of his mother, Lady Charlton; and is thus enabled to offer himself to the lady, by whom he is accepted.—General Burgoyne, _The Heiress_ (1781). =Gayworthys’= (_The_), New England household. _Dr. Gayworthy._ Excellent man and physician. His heart is bound up in his step-grandson in whose favor he makes a will. _Johanna and Rebecca Gayworthy_; one round, laughing and fair; the other, slight, brown, delicate, serious-eyed. Each has a lover and each her disappointment and victory. _Mrs. Vorse_ or “Sister Prue,” step-daughter, a widow with one son—_Gershom_, who is wild for sea-life, and gets it. _Mrs. Gair_, née Gayworthy; the town-sister, diplomatic and suave. She secretes the doctor’s will and manœuvres Gershom off to sea. _Sadie, or Say Gair_; upright little girl, who grows into a sound-hearted woman, and brings crooked things straight after many days and much striving, by marrying Gershom.—A.D.T. Whitney, _The Gayworthys_ (1865). =Gaz´ban=, the black slave of the old fire-worshipper, employed to sacrifice the Mussulmans to be offered on the “mountain of fire.”—_Arabian Nights_ (“Amgiad and Assad”). =Gazette= (_Sir Gregory_), a man who delights in news, without having the slightest comprehension of politics.—Samuel Foote, _The Knights_. =Ge´ber=, an Arabian alchemist, born at Thous, in Persia (eighth century). He wrote several treatises on the “art of making gold,” in the usual mystical jargon of the period; and hence our word _gibberish_ (“senseless jargon”). This art the Arabian Geber taught ... The Elixir of Perpetual Youth. Longfellow, _The Golden Legend_. =Geddes= (_Joshua_), the quaker. _Rachael Geddes_, sister of Joshua. _Philip Geddes_, grandfather of Joshua and Rachael Geddes.—Sir W. Scott, _Redgauntlet_ (time, George III.). =Geierstein= [_Gi´.er.stine_], Arnold, count of.