Meaning

noun French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834)

noun French writer of novels and dramas for the theater of the absurd (1910-1986)

noun agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail

originFrom Middle English genet, ionet, from Anglo-Norman genette, Middle French genette, jenette et al., of uncertain origin.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0