Hypertext Webster Gateway: "filiation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Filiation \Fil`i*a"tion\, n.
1. Descent from, or as if from, a parent; relationship like
that of a son; as, to determine the filiation of a
language.
2. One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot;
as, the filiations are from a common stock.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
The relation of paternity and filiation. --Sir M.
Hale.
2. (Law) The assignment of a bastard child to some one as its
father; affiliation. --Smart.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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