jester's

Royal comedian's possession

Jester's is the possessive form of jester—a professional entertainer in medieval courts who performed jokes, songs, and acrobatics.

A jester's costume typically featured motley colors and a cap with bells.

The jester's wit spared no one, not even the king.

costume

cap

Covering for top

  • bellsStruck metal sound-makers
  • motleyVaried, incongruous mixture
  • collarNeck encirclement

bauble · slippers · tights · tunic · harlequin · patchwork · ruff · parti-colored · diamond pattern · tricorn

role

court

Trial venue or sports surface

trickster · harlequin · licensed · privilege · truth-teller · counsel · confidant · Touchstone · royal · medieval

performance

wit

Clever, inventive humor

  • anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
  • mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
  • pranksPlayful mischievous acts

foolery · juggling · tumbling · riddles · satire · mimicry · entertainment · quips · capers · buffoonery

symbolism

folly

Absence of good judgment

  • wisdomGood judgment from experience
  • madnessMental derangement or folly
  • ironyMeaning opposite to words

subversion · tarot · mirror · vanity · mortality · satire · mockery · inversion · carnival · misrule

Opposites
court hierarchy/role

jester'smonarch's

Of a reigning ruler

king's · queen's · sovereign's · ruler's · emperor's

seriousness/demeanor

jester'ssage's

Owned by wiseman

philosopher's · scholar's · judge's · priest's · cleric's

function/purpose

jester'spriest's

Belonging to ordained minister

bishop's · cleric's · chaplain's · counselor's · minister's

Phrases
Family

jester, jesters

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G