filiation
the fact of being the child of a certain parent.
descent as if from a parent; derivation.
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How to use filiation in a sentence
I am not sufficiently acquainted with the filiation of the Indian tribes, to know what relation the Botecudos bear to the Tupayas.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamIt is therefore strange that no critic should have emphasized and explained the close filiation between him and Montaigne.
German Problems and Personalities | Charles SaroleaThe filiation of modern European tongues is known to every one.
Origin of Cultivated Plants | Alphonse De CandolleThe second fallacy which the historical citation is a little apt to suggest is that the filiation of ideas is a simple problem.
Evolution in Modern Thought | Ernst HaeckelIt appeared to me that, as it were, a spiritual filiation took place between him and me.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13 | Elbert Hubbard
British Dictionary definitions for filiation
/ (ˌfɪlɪˈeɪʃən) /
line of descent; lineage; derivation
the fact of being the child of certain parents
law the act or process of filiating
law a less common word for affiliation order
the set of rules governing the attachment of children to their parents and its social consequences
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