gensn.

Brit.

/dʒɛnz/, U.S.

/dʒɛnz/

Forms: Plural gentes /ˈdʒɛntiːz/.

Etymology: < Latin gens (stem genti-), < root *gen- of gignĕre to beget, Greek γίγνεσθαι be born.

a. Roman History. A clan or sept; a number of families united by the ties of a supposed common origin, a common name, and common religious rites.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > clan > [noun]

surname1455

sept1518

clana1522

gentility1583

blooda1599

horde1826

gens1855

1855 H. G. Liddell Hist. Rome I. ii. ix. 121 The whole Fabian Gens determined to leave Rome altogether.

b. Hence employed to translate Greek γένος of similar meaning, and to designate any similar aggregation of families.

ΚΠ

1847 G. Grote Hist. Greece III. ii. x. 74 The Phratries and Gentes themselves were real ancient and durable associations among the Athenian people.

1872 W. Bagehot Physics & Polit. (1876) 184 The aggregation of families into clans or gentes.

1883 Sat. Rev. 10 Mar. 313/1 We hazard a guess that the full name indicative of the gens may have been Kishori Chand.

1889 Nature 5 Dec. 100 The general history of the various gentes and sub-gentes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gens
释义	gensn. Brit. /dʒɛnz/, U.S. /dʒɛnz/ Forms: Plural gentes /ˈdʒɛntiːz/. Etymology: < Latin gens (stem genti-), < root gen- of gignĕre* to beget, Greek γίγνεσθαι be born. a. Roman History. A clan or sept; a number of families united by the ties of a supposed common origin, a common name, and common religious rites. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > clan > [noun] surname1455 sept1518 clana1522 gentility1583 blooda1599 horde1826 gens1855 1855 H. G. Liddell Hist. Rome I. ii. ix. 121 The whole Fabian Gens determined to leave Rome altogether. b. Hence employed to translate Greek γένος of similar meaning, and to designate any similar aggregation of families. ΚΠ 1847 G. Grote Hist. Greece III. ii. x. 74 The Phratries and Gentes themselves were real ancient and durable associations among the Athenian people. 1872 W. Bagehot Physics & Polit. (1876) 184 The aggregation of families into clans or gentes. 1883 Sat. Rev. 10 Mar. 313/1 We hazard a guess that the full name indicative of the gens may have been Kishori Chand. 1889 Nature 5 Dec. 100 The general history of the various gentes and sub-gentes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1847
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