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Definition of 'gens'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) gens
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and sharing the same nomen.

2. gens
a group of persons tracing common descent in the male line; clan.

Etymology: (1840–50; < L gēns. Cf. genus , gender¹, gender²)

Definition of 'gens'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) name, gens
family based on male descent
"he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"

Definition of 'gens'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) gens
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. (adj) gens
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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The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. gens
the name among the Romans for what we understand by the word clan as consisting of families.

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