Editing Jester (section)

==Etymology==
The modern use of the English word ''jester'' did not come into use until the mid-16th century, during [[Tudor period|Tudor times]].<ref name=FJ>{{cite book|last=Soutworth|first=John|title=Fools and Jesters at the English Court|year=1998|publisher=Sutton Publishing|location=Stroud|isbn=0-7509-1773-3|pages=89–93}}</ref> This modern term derives from the older form ''gestour'', or ''jestour'', originally from French meaning 'storyteller' or '[[minstrel]]'. Other earlier terms included ''fol'', ''disour'', ''buffoon'', and ''bourder''. These terms described entertainers who differed in their skills and performances but who all shared many similarities in their role as comedic performers for their audiences.<ref name=FJ/><ref>{{cite book|last=Welsford|first=Enid|author-link=Enid Welsford|title=The Fool: His Social & Literary History|year=1935|publisher=Faber & Faber|location=London|pages=114–115}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jester|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=jester&searchmode=none|work=Online Etymology Dictionary|access-date=28 October 2012}}</ref>