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Filiation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being a child of a specified parent. uncountable
  2. 2
    inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline wordnet
  3. 3
    The ancestry or lineage shared by a group having the same bloodline. countable
  4. 4
    the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors wordnet
  5. 5
    The determination of paternity. countable
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  1. 6
    One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot. countable

    "The filiations are from a common stock."

Etymology

First attested in c. 1520. From French filiation

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