GEJN 
GEN 
GEO 
-- U Also, the joints or knots of a stalk 
of corn. Plin. 
(1/ 1 / 1 // / 
SENICOLOS (Id.), a little knee. — Figur. 
2 an angle, corner formed by two pipes of 
an aqueduct. Vitruv. 
(IENIMEN (geno, or gigno), inis, n. off- 
3 spring, progeny. Tertull. 
GENISTA (perhaps from genu), a;, f. 
broom, tnrupr6v (Spartium junceum, L.). 
Virg. 
GENTTX MANX, Tevtiry Mdi/r;, dea, qua: 
3feminarum mensibus prreerat. Plin. 
GENITaBIIAS (geno, or gigno), e, adj. 
3 same as Genitalis, generative. Lucret 
ap. Varron. tempus. Arnob. partes, 
A. e. genitalia. 
GENITALIS (Id.), serving to produce, 
2 generative, yevvqriKbs. Virg. seinina. 
Lucret. corpora, h. e. elementa. Cell. 
menses, h. e. in which a woman, after 
having conceived, will brmg forth a child. 
Plin. profluvium, sc. feminre, li. e. 
menses, the catamenia; also, sc. viri, 
h. c. gonorrhoea, yoi>6f]fjoia. — Diana is 
also called genitalis. Horat. Carm. 
Sicc. 16, where FA. Bentl. reads gene- 
tijllis, ft. e. she that presides over birth. 
Stat. Fcedus genitile, h. e. matrimonial 
engagement. Colum. Partes genitales; 
or, Ovid. Membra genitalia; or, Colam. 
Loca genitalia; or, absol., Plin. Geni¬ 
talia, h. e. the genitals, ra aidoia. So, 
Id. Genitale, sc. membrum.-IT Also, 
producing, begetting, bringing forth ; re-, 
lating to producing, Sec. Plin. anni flo¬ 
ra, A. e. verna tempestas. Tacit, dies, 
A. c. birth-day. Animism, terra; or, 
Prudent, sedes, li. e. one’s own country 
or birthplace. 
GENITaLITER (genitalis), adv. aptly for 
3 producing or generating, fruitfully. Lu- 
cret. 
GENITIVOS (geno, nr gigno), a, urn, adj. 
2 natural, that is born in us, innate, syyivd- 
pms. Ovid, imago. Sueton. nota. — 
Hence, belonging to a gens. Ovid, no- 
men-IT Also, producing, begetting, 
bringing forth. Macrob. Apollo. — — 
If Also, in grammar, Genitivus casus, 
or Genitivus, the genitive case. Sueton. 
and Q, until 
GENITtSR (Id.), oris, m. a father, sire, 
creator, ycneryp. Cic. Imitantes geni- 
torem. Ovid. Deum genitor, li. e. Jupi¬ 
ter. Id. Tridentiger genitor profundi, 
A. c. Neptunus. Virg. JEn. 1, 716. 
Genitor, A. e. Neptune. Colum. uni 
versi,A. e. God - IT In general, author 
producer. Plin. vitiorum. Sil. fraudum 
genitor produxerit usus, 
GENITRiX (genitor), icis, f. See Gene- 
.1 trie. 
Ge.NITuRX (geno, or gigno), a*, f. genera- 
*tm, yc VS ot(.' Plin - if Also, tliepow- 
er of generating, the seed of generation, 
rim -if Also, one’s natal hour, 
sueton. 
TtAmJa Um ’ P artic ‘P- from gigno. 
( ? Rno = or gigno), us, m. same 
das Generatio. Apul. 
L\ruS (Id.), ii, m. a deity,demon or (renins 
mat was supposed to attend every per 
ion front his birth to his death, SaUiov. 
"' fic f e9 were performed to him at 
! tunes, and it was customary to 
.,..* r o oae ’ s genius. Every place 
- su PPt>sed to have its particular 
gen us. Horat., Virg., Sec. —_ IT Also 
Zr i °\ t0 an, l luxury, appe- 
nj’ 1 ' -, 00 ^ ea, ing anil drinking. Terent. 
nehamtare genmm suum, A. c, to pinch 
h e Pers ' indulgere genio, 
irat rf‘^ e ° ne ’ s "PPetitr. So, also, 
used tn G u!"- curare - v Parasites 
_ i 0Ra11 the,r Patrons genii. Plant.. 
inr j fir’, s " or { taste in eating or drink- 
and PlauL - Figur. taste, 
G-2XS&--5 ribua. Geni (vocal.) 
F r ™), is, ui, Hum, a. 3. 
Senate, heart, pro- 
Cic -°^.'2,k. Genitur. 
Geni'^3 geaunt > senit. Lucret. 
»»8 S nr' - ee ’ alS ?> Gi ? n °- 
^th'pL tls > f - « dan 
tally = used u!. Tt 18 Sene- 
tended th-,,1 ,. a fSnification more e.v- 
Wuich denote ‘I'm ° f familia ™ ntirps, 
are apnlirri t °' '■ a P an 0< ” a and 
t»f«ome!T d Vh - nS paving the same 
*’ere the Cun m“ 8 ’ i r !. thR f ens Cornelia 
allies of the Scipiones, Len- 
tnli., &c. Cic. and Liv. — Gens is par¬ 
ticularly applied to the patricians. 
Hence, Horat. Homo sine gente, A. c. 
ignobilis. Cic. and Liv. Patricii rnajo- 
rom et minorum gentium, h. e. of the 
first and second rank or order. 'Pile 
former were descended from the sena¬ 
tors chosen by Romulus; the latter, 
from those chosen by Tarquin. In 
allusion to this division of senators, the 
gods were also divided into dii majorum 
gentium and minorum gentium, h. e. the 
great celestial deities and the inferior dei¬ 
ties. Cic. It was also applied to oth¬ 
ers. Id. Qui quasi majorum est gen¬ 
tium Stoicus, A. e. of a distinguished 
kind. -IT Also, of animals, a breed, 
herd, swarm, shoal, &c. Colum. (of 
bees) Intestino hello totre gentes 
consumuntur. Virg. (of horses) In 
spem gentis submittere. Ovid, of fox¬ 
es and dogs. — Also, a descendant. 
Virg. Gens deum, h. e. /Eneas. _ 
II Also, a nation, comprehending sev¬ 
eral tribes ( populi) or smaller communi¬ 
ties. Thus, tile Germans are the gens 
of the Saxons, Austrians, Sec.., and"the 
latter are populi of the German nation 
{gens Gcrmanorum). Cic. and Liv. 
But gens is frequently used instead of 
populus. Cic. Cilicum. — Also, of a 
single town, the inhabitants. Cats. Op- 
pidum, qua* gens, &c. — Also, country. 
Nepos. Cataoniain, qua; gensjacet, Sec. 
—— Gentium is, by way of emphasis 
joined with many adverbs of place. 
Cic. Ubinam gentium sumus ? A. e. 
where on earth are wet So, also, Id. 
Abesse longe gentium, A. e. far away. 
Sallust. Ubi gentium. Cic. Ubicunque 
gentium. Plant. Quoquo abducta est 
gentium. Id. Usquam gentium, A. e. 
somewhere. Terent. Nusquam gentium, 
h. e. nowhere. — It is also joined with 
minime. Terent. Minime gentiam, A. e. 
not at all, by no means, on no account. 
-11 Gentes, same as barhari. Tacit. 
Gmn. 33.-ir Gentes, the Gentiles. 
Tertull. 
GeNTIaNX (unc.), as, f. the herb gentian, 
bitter-wort, or felwort. Plin. 
GENTrOiSS (gens), a, um, adj. national, 
d Tacit . 
GENTfLICIUS. See Oentilitius. 2 
GeNTiLIS (Id.), e, adj. of the same gens 
or clan, pertaining to a gens. Ovid. 
(of the three hundred Fabii) maims 
Tacit. Eloquentia, gentile domus nos 
tra: bonuin. Sueton. stemma. — Hence, 
Gentiles, persons belonging to the same 
gens, relations bearing the same nomen. 
Cic. Tuus gentilis. Id. deormn. ilg- 
ur. Culp. 2, 41. Gentilia ponta, A. e. 
produced !nj a graft -If Also, of the 
same country or land. Sil. metailum. 
Hence, Gentilis, suhst., a countryman, 
dell. 17, 17. But Ed. Lonrol. reads 
gentis. -IT The Romans “called per¬ 
sons belonging to foreign nations, gen¬ 
tiles. Anson. — Hence, heathens are 
called gentiles by Christian writers. 
Hieronym. — Hence, Gentilis, e, adj. 
heathenish. Ilicronym. and Prudent. 
GeMTILITaS (gentilis), atis, f. the rela¬ 
tion arising from one’s being of the same 
gens with another, oIkciot ys, yene^Xon. 
Cic. — Figur. of plants bearing the same 
name. Plin. -IT Also, relations bear¬ 
ing the same name. Liv. -IT Also, the 
heathens. Hieronym. — Also, the 'reli¬ 
gion of the heathens. Lactavt. 
GeNTILITER (Id.), adv. after the man- 
3 ner of a country, in the language of a 
country. Solm. -IT Also, in a heathen¬ 
ish manner. Fulgent,. 
GeNTILITIOS (Id.), a, inn, adj. relalino- 
3 to a particular gens or dan, eSvixbs. 
Cic. Gentiiitia sacrificia, sacred rites 
peculiar to his gens ; family ceremonies or 
sacred rites. Liv. Adjecta? mortuo no¬ 
ire sunt: pubiica una, nequis patritius 
in arce habitaret: gentiiitia altera, ne 
quis deinde Manlius vocaretur, a mark 
of infamy or stiema, imposed on his gens. 
Sueton. Gentiiitia; hereditates, estates 
to which he succeeded by consanguinity. Id. 
nomina Plin. Scribit eiegos ; gentili- 
tium hoc iili, A. e. it is a talent that runs in 
his family. -- IT Also, national. Gell. 
GkNTILITOS (Id.), adv. in the manner 
of a country. Tertull. 
357 
GEA T u (y6w), n. indeci. in sing., and in 
plur. genua, um, bus, a knee. Cic. 
Genu terrain tangere. Ovid. Genua in 
orltts, the patella or kneepan. Plin. 
nectere; or, Ovid, inclinare, A. c. to 
xnd the knee. So, also, Curt, ponere 
alicut, A. e. to Icnccl down before. So, 
also. Tacit. Provolvi genibus alicujus; 
Genua alicujus ad volvi. Sueton. 
, £® nua udmittere, A. e. to permit one 
to jail at one’s knees, admit as a suppliant. 
— If Scnec. Genubus, for genibus. — 
Genus, n. is also found for genu. Cic. 
in Aral.. Lrevuin genus. — Vitruv. Genu- 
orum, Jor genuum. _ Vine. Genua 
(dissyllabic.). 
GEuNOX, re, f. a town of Liguria, now 
Genoa. Liv. 
GeXO aLE (genu), is, n. sc. vinculum, a 
lund oj covering for the lcnets, garters be¬ 
low the knee. Ovid. 
GRNOINe (gertuinus), adv. candidly, sin¬ 
cerely. Cic. 
GENOiNOS (unc.), a, um, adj. innate, 
I native, natural, yvyaioi. Pandect, and 
Gell. —- IT Also, genuine. Gell. fabu- 
<i Plauti. -U Dens, a back or jam- 
tooth, wisdom-tooth, Kpavryp, aioijrpovia- 
~yp. Cic. Also, absol. Juvenal. Genu- 
inus, sc. dens. — Hence, Pers. Genui- 
mim in aliquo frangere, A. e. to bile, in- 
r l >l Utirls lan S ua g R , detract. 
geinoS {ytoos'), eris, n. all those be Ion g- 
mg together by birth or resemblance; 
a race, family, stock, yevos. Cic. Genus 
mimanuin or hominum, A. e. the human 
race. Id. Romanum, A. e. the Roman 
people. Lucret. leonum. Horat. pis- 
ciuni. Lucret. Genus propagare; or, 
Justin, facere, A. e. to breed, beret off¬ 
spring. -IT Also, all those bearing 
the same name, and, in this respecG 
belonging together; a race, family. Cic. 
nobile. Id. Genere primus. Id. Auc- 
tores generis mei, A. e. my ancestors. 
Virg. Ducere genus ab aliquo, A. e. to 
be descended from,. — Also, sex .:, either 
male or female. Liv. virorum. Cic. 
muliebre. —— IT Also, in logic, a (Terms 
(comprehending several species); a jai- 
erul term. Cic. Genus est, quod .i.utes 
aliquas complectitur, ut cupiditas pars 
est, quffi subest generi, ut eupiditati 
amor, avaritia."—Hence, Gell. In Ge¬ 
nus, in general, generally. -Also, 
a species, kind, sort, quality, description. 
Tprent. Est genus hoininum, qui se 
prnnos esse omnium rerum volunt. 
1 lin. ovium. Cic. Amici, cujus gene¬ 
ris niagna pennria est. — The acc. Gc - 
mis is frequently joined with id, quod, 
omne, &x. for generis. Varr. Aves 
omne genus, A. e. every species of. Id. 
Verba id genus. Cic. Aiiquid id genus 
senbere, A. e. something of that kind. Id 
Cluod genus virtus est, A. e. such, of 
such a kind, of that description. — Quod 
genus denotes, also, fur instance, for ei- 
amplc. Cic. Invent. 2, 54. Vitanda sunt 
ilia, qua: propinqua videntur: quod ge¬ 
nus, fidentire contrarium est diffidentia. 
If W 1th poets, also, a child, son, 
offspring, descendant; also, descendants. 
Virg. deorum. Ovid. Genus Adrasti, 
A. e. Diomcdes, the grandson if Adrastus. 
—— If Also, nation, people, race, tribe. 
ballast. Fragm. and Flnr. -IT Also 
a thing. Cic. In simplici genere._' 
IT Also, kind, nature, manner, condition. 
Cic. belli. JSTcpos. In omni genere vi- 
tre, A. e. in every situation of life. Co¬ 
lum. Hoc genere, h. e. in this manner. 
Cic. Quod genus, as, for instance. (See 
above.) — Hence, a manner of writing, 
of composing. Phaidr. /Esopi._ir Ge- 
nns,for genu. See Genu. 
GENOSOS, or GENOSOOS, i, in. a river of 
Macedonia falling into the Adriatic, now 
Vajussa. Cats. 
GEoDeS (yeMns), adj. containing earth, 
fall of earth. Hence, Geodes, subst., 
the name of a precious stone. Plin. 
GEoGRXPHIX (ycioyptiipia ), re, f. a de- 
1 seription of the earth, geography. Cic. 
GEoGRXPHICOS (yeoiypaipixog), a. um. 
3 adj. geographical. Ammian. 
GEOMETER, tri, ni. same as Geometres. 
Senec . 
G&o.METRkS, or GSoMETRX ( y£ 
^ a measurer of the ea -tk. 
geometrician, geometer. Cic. 
