filiate

[fil-ee-eyt]

verb (used with object), fil·i·at·ed, fil·i·at·ing.

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

Origin of filiate

1785–95; < Medieval Latin fīliātus like the father (said of a son), equivalent to Latin fīli(us) son + -ātus -ate¹

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Historical Examples of filiate

De fus' question he axed me wuz 'whut party does yo' 'filiate wif?'
Slave Narratives: Arkansas Narratives
Work Projects Administration

British Dictionary definitions for filiate

filiate

verb (tr)

law to fix judicially the paternity of (a child, esp one born out of wedlock)

law a less common word for affiliate

archaic to affiliate or associate

Word Origin for filiate

C18: from Medieval Latin fīliātus acknowledged as a son, from Latin fīlius son

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