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Definitions for: Filiation [n] inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
[n] the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
The relation of paternity and filiation. --Sir M.
Hale.
2. (Law) The assignment of a bastard child to some one as its
father; affiliation. --Smart.
Fil`i*a"tion, n.
1. Descent from, or as if from, a parent; relationship like
that of a son; as, to determine the filiation of a
language.
2. One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot;
as, the filiations are from a common stock.
Synonyms: ancestry, derivation, descent, line of descent, lineage, lineage
See Also: bilateral descent, bloodline, breed, descent, extraction, family relationship, hereditary pattern, inheritance, kinship, origin, pedigree, relationship, strain, unilateral descent
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