Meaning of filiate

fil•i•ate

Pronunciation: (fil'ē-āt"), [key]

— -at•ed, -at•ing.

to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock. Cf. affiliate (def. 5).

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

filiate (Thesaurus)

filial filiation

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