filiation
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitorsSynonyms: descentline of descentlineage
- inherited properties shared with others of your bloodlineSynonyms: ancestrylineagederivation
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Filiation \Fil`i*a"tion\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
The relation of paternity and filiation.— Sir M. Hale.[1913 Webster]
2.(Law) The assignment of a bastard child to some one as its father; affiliation. --Smart. [1913 Webster]
3.Descent from, or as if from, a parent; relationship like that of a son; as, to determine the filiation of a language. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4.One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot; as, the filiations are from a common stock. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]