Definitions of filiation [ˌfɪl iˈeɪ ʃən]

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Definition of 'filiation'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) filiation
the fact of being the child of a certain parent.

2.  filiation
descent as if from a parent; derivation.

3.  filiation
the judicial determination of the paternity of a child, esp. an illegitimate one.

4.  filiation
the relation of one thing to another from which it is derived.

Definition of 'filiation'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) descent, line of descent, lineage, filiation
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

2. (noun) ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation
inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

Definition of 'filiation'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) filiation
the relationship of a son or child to a parent, esp. to a father

2. (noun) filiation
the assignment of a bastard child to some one as its father; affiliation

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