gens

[ jenz ]

/ dʒɛnz /

noun, plural gen·tes [jen-teez]. /ˈdʒɛn tiz/.

a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.

Anthropology. a group tracing common descent in the male line; clan.

Origin of gens

First recorded in 1840–50, gens is from the Latin word gēns race, people. See genus, gender¹, gender²

OTHER WORDS FROM gens

subgens, noun, plural sub·gen·tes.

Words nearby gens

gen pop, genre, genre-busting, genro, Genroku, gens, gens du monde, genseng, Genseric, gent, gentamicin

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Example sentences from the Web for gens

Fifteen thousand Ojibwas divided equally among twenty-three gentes would give six hundred and fifty persons to a gens.
Ancient Society|Lewis Henry Morgan
Descent, inheritance and the prohibition of intermarriage in the gens, are the same as among the Minnitarees.
Ancient Society|Lewis Henry Morgan
In passing through one city they were stopped by an officer of gens d'armes, who demanded the requisite papers.
Great Singers, First Series|George T. Ferris
Jefferson Davis carried out his determination to appoint an officer superior in rank to both Gens.
The Struggle for Missouri|John McElroy

As the unit of the organic social system, the gens would naturally become the centre of social life and activity.
Ancient Society|Lewis Henry Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for gens

gens

/ (dʒɛnz) /

noun plural gentes (ˈdʒɛntiːz)

(in ancient Rome) any of a group of aristocratic families, having a common name and claiming descent from a common ancestor in the male line

anthropol a group based on descent in the male line

Word Origin for gens

C19: from Latin: race; compare genus, gender

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单词	gens
释义	gens [ jenz ] / dʒɛnz / noun, plural gen·tes [jen-teez]. /ˈdʒɛn tiz/. a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites. Anthropology. a group tracing common descent in the male line; clan. Origin of gens First recorded in 1840–50, gens is from the Latin word gēns race, people. See genus, gender¹, gender² OTHER WORDS FROM gens subgens, noun, plural sub·gen·tes. Words nearby gens gen pop, genre, genre-busting, genro, Genroku, gens, gens du monde, genseng, Genseric, gent, gentamicin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gens Fifteen thousand Ojibwas divided equally among twenty-three gentes would give six hundred and fifty persons to a gens. Ancient Society\|Lewis Henry Morgan Descent, inheritance and the prohibition of intermarriage in the gens, are the same as among the Minnitarees. Ancient Society\|Lewis Henry Morgan In passing through one city they were stopped by an officer of gens d'armes, who demanded the requisite papers. Great Singers, First Series\|George T. Ferris Jefferson Davis carried out his determination to appoint an officer superior in rank to both Gens. The Struggle for Missouri\|John McElroy As the unit of the organic social system, the gens would naturally become the centre of social life and activity. Ancient Society\|Lewis Henry Morgan British Dictionary definitions for gens gens / (dʒɛnz) / noun plural gentes (ˈdʒɛntiːz) (in ancient Rome) any of a group of aristocratic families, having a common name and claiming descent from a common ancestor in the male line anthropol a group based on descent in the male line Word Origin for gens C19: from Latin: race; compare genus, gender Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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