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Definitions of gens in various dictionaries:
noun - family based on male descent
noun - informal term for information
A patrilineal clan of ancient Rome composed of several families of the same name claiming a common ancestor and belonging to a common religious cult.
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Dec 12 2004 Premier Sunday - King Feature Syndicate |
Jul 27 2004 New York Times |
Nov 24 2003 Eugene Sheffer - King Feature Syndicate |
Mar 7 1999 New York Times |
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a group of families in ancient Rome who shared a name and claimed a common origin. |
family based on male descent |
A patrilineal clan of ancient Rome composed of several families of the same name claiming a common ancestor and belonging to a common religious cult. |
Anthropology An exogamous patrilineal clan. |
A group of families in ancient Rome who shared a name and claimed a common origin. |
A group of people who are related through their male ancestors. |
Gens description |
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In ancient Rome, a gens ( or ), plural gentes, was a family consisting of all those individuals who shared the same nomen and claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens was called a stirps (plural stirpes). The gens was an important social structure at Rome and throughout Italy during the period of the Roman Republic. Much of an individual's social standing depended on the gens to which he belonged. Certain gentes were considered patrician, others plebeian, while some had both patrician and plebeian branches. The importance of membership in a gens declined considerably in imperial times. |