Meaning

Indicative of the family or lineage..

Definitions by Sense

1. Indicative of the family or lineage.
2. A name or symbol that identifies a family or lineage.

Example Sentences

Ingua was the Hereditary Name of the Kings Romans of Peru, and their Gentilicial Arms a Rainbow and Two Snakes;

It is true, that in point of fact, the difference between these gentilicial names was more apparent than real;

Although lacking the tight kinship focus evident in the gentilicial organization of the aristocracy, the settled population did still maintain internal divisions, as evidenced by the curiate system in Rome.

But Aurelius is a gentilicial name, like Propertius, and such duplication of gentilicials would be most extraordinary at this period.

However, the letter is more likely to be a gamma, and since both Gillius and Tillius are known gentilicials, the name is probably Gilvius.

Apart from Domitiani on the Ibiza amphora, we have other two probable gentilicials.

Word Forms

• more gentilicial
• most gentilicial
• gentilicials

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When Should You Use Gentilicial?

Use gentilicial when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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