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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法律翻译Cathy，在一家英国银圈所担任专职法律翻译，擅长翻译有关城市基础设施领域的法律文件。