Filiety

//fɪˈlʌɪəti// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The relation of a son to a father; sonship rare, uncountable

    "The paternity of A and the filiety of B are not two facts, but two modes of expressing the same fact."

Example

More examples

"The paternity of A and the filiety of B are not two facts, but two modes of expressing the same fact."

Etymology

From Late Latin filietatem, from filius (“son”).

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