1. [noun] (obsolete) A gesture or action.
2. [noun] (archaic) A story or adventure; a verse or prose romance.
3. [noun] (archaic) An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony.
4. [noun] (archaic) bearing; deportment
5. [noun] (obsolete) A stage in travelling; a stop for rest or lodging in a journey; a rest.
6. [noun] (obsolete) A roll reciting the several stages arranged for a royal progress.