| Among the Australians the gentes of the Kamilaroi have already been noticed. |
| In the early days of Rome many gentes had each their own sacellum for the performance of their religious rites. |
| The sachem of tribes, or tribal-chief is chosen by chiefs of the gentes. |
| The king's duty was to be head over the military, to deal with foreign politics and also to decide on controversies between the gentes. |
| Furthermore, the only right the gentes claimed in them was a possessory one. |
| If the Pawnees are organized in gentes, presumptively the other tribes are the same. |
