English Explanatory Dictionary

filiation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The condition of being a child of a specified parent.
  2. The ancestry or lineage shared by a group having the same bloodline.
  3. The determination of paternity.
  4. One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

filiation filiations

Etymology

First attested in c. 1520. From French filiation

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