ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation
(noun) inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
descent, line of descent, lineage, filiation
(noun) the kinship relation between an individual and the individual’s progenitors
Source: WordNet® 3.1
filiation (countable and uncountable, plural filiations)
(uncountable) The condition of being a child of a specified parent.
(countable) The ancestry or lineage shared by a group having the same bloodline.
(countable, legal) The determination of paternity.
(countable, legal) One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot.
Source: Wiktionary
Fil`i*a"tion, n. Etym: [LL. filiatio, fr. L. filius son: cf. F. filiation. See Filial.]
1. The relationship of a son or child to a parent, esp. to a father. The relation of paternity and filiation. Sir M. Hale.
2. (Law)
Definition: The assignment of a bastard child to some one as its ather; affiliation. Smart.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 January 2025
(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
