paternity
[pə tʉr′nə tē]
noun
- the state of being a father; fatherhood
- male parentage; paternal origin
- origin or authorship in general
Origin of paternity
Old French paternité ; from Late Latin paternitas ; from Classical Latin paternus, paternal ; from pater, fatherpaternity
noun
pl. pa·ter·ni·ties- The state of being a father; fatherhood.
- Descent on a father's side; paternal descent.
- Authorship; origin.
adjective
Relating to or involving the identification of a person's biological father: a paternity suit.
Origin of paternity
Middle English paternite, from Old French, from Late Latin paternitās, from Latin paternus, paternal; see paternal.paternity
Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural paternities)
- fatherhood, being a father
- parental descent from a father
- (law) legal acknowledgement of a man's fatherhood of a child
- (figuratively) authorship
paternity - Legal Definition
n
Fatherhood, the relationship of father to a
child.
