gens

gens (jenz), n. [Latin] Roman law. A clan or group of families who share the same name and (supposedly) a common ancestor; extended family. • Members of a gens are freeborn and possess full civic rights. Pl. gentes.

“A wider group still is the gens, of great importance in early law though its importance was gone in classical times. This consisted of all who bore the same nomen, the gentile name.” W.W. Buckland, A Manual of Roman Private Law 61 (2d ed. 1953).

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译者Rowland，毕业于世界顶级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与商业地产买卖相关的法律文件。