PATERNITIES

Noun

paternities

plural of paternity

Source: Wiktionary


PATERNITY

Pa*ter"ni*ty, n. Etym: [L. paternitas: cf. F. paternité. See Paternal.]

1. The relation of a father to his child; fathership; fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity. The world, while it had scarcity of people, underwent no other dominion than paternity and eldership. Sir W. Raleigh.

2. Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the paternity of a child.

3. Origin; authorship. The paternity of these novels was . . . disputed. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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