est (1) see sum.
(·noun & ·adv) East. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·- A suffix used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs; as, smoothest; earl(y)iest. ...
·- The plea of the general issue in an action of debt on bond. ...
·- The return of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county. ...