descendant vs gens

descendant

noun
  • A later evolutionary type. 

  • A language that is descended from another. 

  • A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language. 

  • One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations. 

  • A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source. 

adj
  • Proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source. 

  • Descending; going down 

  • Descending from a biological ancestor. 

gens

noun
  • A host-specific lineage of a brood parasite species.^([W]) 

  • 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. 

  • A tribal subgroup whose members are characterized by having the same descent, usually along the male line. 

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