Found 2 items, similar to filiation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: filiation filiation n 1: the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors [syn: descent, line of descent , lineage] 2: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline [syn: ancestry, lineage, derivation]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Filiation Filiation \Fil`i*a"tion\, n. [LL. filiatio, fr. L. filius son: cf. F. filiation. See Filial.] 1. The relationship of a son or child to a parent, esp. to a father. [1913 Webster] The relation of paternity and filiation. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) The assignment of a bastard child to some one as its father; affiliation. --Smart. [1913 Webster] 3. Descent from, or as if from, a parent; relationship like that of a son; as, to determine the filiation of a language. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 4. One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot; as, the filiations are from a common stock. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]