filiation

[ fil-ee-ey-shuh n ]

/ ˌfɪl iˈeɪ ʃən /

the fact of being the child of a certain parent.

descent as if from a parent; derivation.

Law. the judicial determination of the paternity of a child, especially of one born out of wedlock.

the relation of one thing to another from which it is derived.

the act of filiating.

the state of being filiated.

an affiliated branch, as of a society.

Origin of filiation

1425–75; late Middle English filiacion < Medieval Latin fīliātiōn- (stem of fīliātiō). See filiate, -ion

Our knowledge of these is much too scanty to enable us to trace their filiation.

The Mission to Siam, and Hu the Capital of Cochin China, in the Years 1821-2 |George Finlayson
Thou art His by creation, but I am His also by adoption, filiation, sonship.

The Hart and the Water-Brooks; |John R. Macduff
Without the Doctrine of Filiation, the fact of315 organic development in general cannot be understood.

The History of Creation, Vol. I (of 2) |Ernst Haeckel
This filiation establishes the uterine relationship and, united to exogamy, prevents marriage between nearest relatives.

The Races of Man |Joseph Deniker

The filiation of modern European tongues is known to every one.

Origin of Cultivated Plants |Alphonse De Candolle

filiation

/ (ˌfɪlɪˈeɪʃən) /

line of descent; lineage; derivation

the fact of being the child of certain parents

law the act or process of filiating

law a less common word for affiliation order

the set of rules governing the attachment of children to their parents and its social consequences