Definitions from Wiktionary (Gens)
▸ noun: (Ancient Rome, historical) A legally defined unit of Roman society, being a collection of people related through a common ancestor by birth, marriage or adoption, possibly over many generations, and sharing the same nomen gentilicium.
▸ noun: (anthropology) A tribal subgroup whose members are characterized by having the same descent, usually along the male line.
▸ noun: (zoology) A host-specific lineage of a brood parasite species.^([W])
▸ noun: A surname from German.
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▸ noun: (Ancient Rome, historical) A legally defined unit of Roman society, being a collection of people related through a common ancestor by birth, marriage or adoption, possibly over many generations, and sharing the same nomen gentilicium.
▸ noun: (anthropology) A tribal subgroup whose members are characterized by having the same descent, usually along the male line.
▸ noun: (zoology) A host-specific lineage of a brood parasite species.^([W])
▸ noun: A surname from German.
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name,
subgens,
progenitor,
familia,
family,
kind,
people,
family grouping,
ancestry,
generation,
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