filiation

(fil′ē ās̸hən)

noun

  1. the state or fact of being a son or daughter; relation of a child to its parent
  2. descent from or as from a parent; derivation
    1. the forming of a new branch of a society, etc.
    2. such a branch
  3. Law the determination by a court of the paternity of a child

Origin: ME filiacion < OFr filiation < LL filiatio < L filius: see filial

See filiation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. The condition or fact of being the child of a certain parent.
    b. Law Judicial determination of paternity.
  2. A line of descent; derivation.
  3. a. The act or fact of forming a new branch, as of a society or language group.
    b. The branch thus formed.

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