Meaning Of The Word Gens
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Gens Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Gens?
gens in American English
in ancient Rome, a clan united by descent through the male line from a common ancestor and having both name and religious observances in common noun: a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites gens in British English 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 |
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