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gens

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氏族,宗族,一族

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Gens \Gens\ (j[e^]nz), n.; pl. {Gentes} (j[e^]n"t[=e]z). [L. See
   {Gentle}, a.] (Rom. Hist.)
   1. A clan or family connection, embracing several families of
      the same stock, who had a common name and certain common
      religious rites; a subdivision of the Roman curia or
      tribe.

   2. (Ethnol.) A minor subdivision of a tribe, among American
      aborigines. It includes those who have a common descent,
      and bear the same totem.

资料来源 : WordNet®

gens
     n : family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was
         no one to carry on his name" [syn: {name}]
     [also: {gentes} (pl)]
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