filiation: Meaning and Definition of
fil•i•a•tion
Pronunciation: (fil"ē-ā'shun), [key] — n.
- the fact of being the child of a certain parent.
- descent as if from a parent; derivation.
- the judicial determination of the paternity of a child, esp. 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.
- an affiliated branch, as of a society.
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