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gens
[jenz]
noun
plural
gentesa 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.
gens
/ ɛԳ /
noun
(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
Other 51Թ Forms
- subgens noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gens1
Example Sentences
Byrd responded to Campion’s death musically, both in his setting of the Jesuit Henry Walpole’s “Why do I use my paper, ink, and pen?” and in the highly symbolic “Deus venerunt gentes.”
For me, as for many first gens, a college degree was transformative.
This is home to 300 travellers - a Gypsy community, described in French as gitanes or gens de voyages.
Colleges can identify first gens on the Common Application, which asks for parents’ education history.
Grandfather stands in his box, backed by the rest of the family, reminding everyone here that one of the Empire's most powerful gens has seen a son graduate today.
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