filiation

English

Etymology

First attested in c. 1520. From French filiation

Noun

filiation (countable and uncountable, plural filiations)

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

   The filiations are from a common stock.

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

filiation f (plural filiations)

1. filiation

Further reading

• “filiation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.