1. (Anc. Armor)
Defn: A metal plate covering the knee.
2. (Fort.)
Defn: That part of a parapet which lies between the gun platform and the bottom of an embrasure.
-GENOUS -ge*nous. Etym: [-gen + -ous.]
Defn: A suffix signifying producing, yielding; as, alkaligenous; endogenous.
GENRE
Genre, n. Etym: [F. See Gender.] (Fine Arts)
Defn: A style of painting, sculpture, or other imitative art, which illustrates everyday life and manners.
GENS
Gens, n.; pl. Gentes. Etym: [L. See Gentle, a.] (Rom. Hist.)
1. A clan or family connection, embracing several families of the same stock, who had a common name and certain common religious rites; a subdivision of the Roman curia or tribe.