The Meaning of gens

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

Synonyms

name , gen

Homophones

genz , jenn's , jens

Rhymes

bens , benz , cheyennes , cleanse , contends , dens , denz , ennes , enns , enz , friends , genz , glens , hennes , hens , henze , jens , krenz , lens , lenz , menz , menze , penns , pens , rennes , sens , spends , stenz , tens , trends , wenz , wrens , zens , zenz