See Also: gens(medicine)
gens(dictionary)
gens(encyclopedia)
GENS(law)
gens de la robe(dictionary)

forgetful (oh) and gens (sh)


forgetful (oh)



often forgetting things
-- forgetfully adv
-- forgetfulness n [U]

gens (sh)




Ancient Roman clan whose members were all descended from a common male ancestor.

The descendants revered the original male ancestor and identified their relationship by using his name as their second name (e.g., Gaius Valerius Catullus). Marriage between members of a gens was commonly discouraged.