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filiation

[ fil-ee-ey-shuhn ]

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noun

the fact of being the child of a certain parent.
descent as if from a parent; derivation.
Law. the judicial determination of the paternity of a child, especially 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.

filiation

/ ˌ��ɪ��ɪˈ��ɪʃə�� /

noun

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of filiation¹

1425–75; late Middle English filiacion < Medieval Latin ��ī��پ�ō��- (stem of ��ī��پ�ō ). See filiate, -ion

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Critical Saidian concepts, such as filiation and affiliation, flicker into view, assuming an unwarranted familiarity.

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"Chris was notified of the paternity matter and an order of filiation was issued last month by the court saying he had joint legal custody and reasonable visitation privileges," she said.

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But his response to Le Pen’s comment about his childlessness was something more earnest and full-throated, an impassioned rejection of the decrepit social order that limits filiation to a man and his seed.

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The literal, rather than political, implications of her filiation tend to receive little analysis.

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But this question of filiation tormented Baldwin considerably.

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filiate filibeg

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