geshé (Tibetan, dge-bshes). A Tibetan title given to Gelukpa scholars, especially those in the tradition of the three great Gelukpa monasteries around Lhasa. The term is an abbreviation of dge-ba'i bshes-gyen, meaning a spiritual benefactor.

A Dictionary of Buddhism, Oxford University Press, 2003, 2004 (which is available in electronic version from answer.com)