FILIATION

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

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