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Meaning of 'gens' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Gens [ a.]
- 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.
- A minor subdivision of a tribe, among American aborigines. It includes those who have a common descent, and bear the same totem.

Meaning of 'gens' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . gens [ n]
Meaning (1):
- family based on male descent
Example in sentence:
  • he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name

Nearby Words:

gena genappe gendarme gendarmery gendarmes gender gendered gendering genderless geneagenesis

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