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May 22, 2023 · ( countable) The ancestry or lineage shared by a group having the same bloodline. ( countable, law) The determination of paternity. ( countable, law) One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot . The filiations are from a common stock. French [ edit] Pronunciation [ edit] Audio. Noun [ edit] filiation f (plural filiations)
noun. 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.
noun. 1. the state or fact of being a son or daughter; relation of a child to its parent. 2. descent from or as from a parent; derivation. 3. a. the forming of a new branch of a society, etc. b. such a branch. 4. Law. the determination by a court of the paternity of a child. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
