Translation of "gens" into French

gens, clan, nom are the top translations of "gens" into French.

gens noun abbreviation grammar

A legally defined unit of Roman society closest in meaning to and translated by English clan, but not identical to it. The gens was a collection of families whose members were related by birth, marriage or adoption. All the families were considered to have descended from a common clan ancestor although in cases where the time from the ancestor to the contemporary time was great the kinship was more remote than is meant by the English term "related." In such cases the legal definition still prevailed. [..]

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  • gens

    noun feminine

    famille romaine

    I do not want to me venger on these gens

    Je ne veux pas me venger sur ces gens

  • clan

    noun

    group of people related by blood

  • nom

    noun masculine

    Click on the local Gen Re branch to view its Office Directory.

    Cliquez sur l'implantation locale Gen Re pour visualiser les noms et adresses.

  • tribu

    noun

    group of people related by blood

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Gens noun

plural of [i]Gen[/i]

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  • Gens

    Gens (émulateur)

    Gens d'images organises the Prix Nadar, an award which recognises the best photography book of the year.

    L'association Gens d'images organise et décerne le Prix Nadar qui récompense le meilleur livre de photographies.

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