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Gens Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Gens? [n] family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Gens: name Related Terms \| Find terms related to Gens: animal kingdom \| ashram \| blood \| body \| breed \| brood \| caste \| clan \| class \| colony \| commonwealth \| commune \| community \| deme \| economic class \| endogamous group \| extended family \| family \| folk \| house \| kind \| kinship group \| line \| lineage \| matriclan \| moiety \| nation \| nuclear family \| order \| patriclan \| people \| phratria \| phratry \| phyle \| plant kingdom \| race \| sept \| settlement \| social class \| society \| species \| stem \| stirps \| stock \| strain \| subcaste \| totem \| tribe See Also \| family \| family line \| folk \| kinfolk \| kinsfolk \| phratry \| sept Gens In Webster's Dictionary \Gens\ (j[e^]nz), n.; pl. {Gentes} (j[e^]n"t[=e]z). [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. 2. (Ethnol.) A minor subdivision of a tribe, among American aborigines. It includes those who have a common descent, and bear the same totem.

Gens Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gens?

[n] family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gens: name

Gens In Webster's Dictionary

\Gens\ (j[e^]nz), n.; pl. {Gentes} (j[e^]n"t[=e]z). [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.

2. (Ethnol.) A minor subdivision of a tribe, among American
   aborigines. It includes those who have a common descent,
   and bear the same totem.

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