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Synonyms for gens

Most common

tribe clan

All synonyms

Noun

1. Clan — A legally defined unit of Roman society, being a collection of people related through a common ancestor by…

clan, tribe, family

Other

name

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    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.

Related words

Word family
genticide gentile

Forms

Plural
genses → clans, tribes, families, names…

Example sentences

  • tribe Members of the tribe settled down along the river.
  • clan Algeria was under the rule of the Bouteflika clan.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
genssteady
tribesteady
clanrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
name1, clan1
5 letters
tribe1
6 letters
family3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (family3 = 3 syllables).