| 1. | The humbler gentes had their common rites .
卑微的氏族有其共同仪典。 |
| 2. | The property should remain in the gens .
遗产必须保存在本氏族之内。 |
| 3. | The property of a deceased person should remain in the gens .
死者遗产必须保存在本氏族之内。 |
| 4. | All the male members of the gens were equally eligible .
凡是本氏族的男性成员都具有同等的被选资格。 |
| 5. | No gens would have a chief or sachem from any gens but its own .
任何氏族只能从本氏族中选出其酋帅或首领。 |
| 6. | These mutual right of inheritance strengthened the autonomy of the gens .
这些相互继承遗产的权利加强了氏族的自决权。 |
| 7. | In their trials and difficulties the members of the gens assisted each other .
氏族成员在他们处于忧患困难之时彼此相互援助。 |
| 8. | The children, following the gentes of their respective mothers, would be divided between them .
子女们各随其母亲而分属于这两个氏族。 |
| 9. | As a rule each gens had names for persons that were its special property .
一般习惯，每一个氏族都有一套个人名字，这是该氏族的特殊财产。 |
