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Synonyms for filiation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : fil-ee-ey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌfɪl iˈeɪ ʃən

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Définition of filiation

Origin :
  • 1520s, from French filiation, from Medieval Latin filiationem (nominative filiatio), noun of action from filiare "to have a child," from Latin filius/filia (see filial).
  • As in consanguinity : noun family relationship
Example sentences :
  • Filiation is thus sometimes paternal and sometimes maternal.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • Wilt thou give me an inheritance, a filiation, any thing for my heart?
  • Extract from : « Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions » by John Donne
  • Thou art His by creation, but I am His also by adoption, filiation, sonship.
  • Extract from : « The Hart and the Water-Brooks; » by John R. Macduff
  • The filiation of modern European tongues is known to every one.
  • Extract from : « Origin of Cultivated Plants » by Alphonse De Candolle
  • Lawyers are of opinion, that filiation is necessary to legitimation, but not è contra.
  • Extract from : « Three Hours after Marriage » by John Gay
  • In the sinister chief, a crescent denoted his filiation; underneath was the motto "Augmenter."
  • Extract from : « Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) » by John Roby
  • This filiation establishes the uterine relationship and, united to exogamy, prevents marriage between nearest relatives.
  • Extract from : « The Races of Man » by Joseph Deniker
  • If the mere circumstance of filiation and descent creates no debt, it however is the principle of a very close connection.
  • Extract from : « Thoughts on Man » by William Godwin
  • Our aim is only to indicate the main lines of filiation that have produced the prevailing novel of the day.
  • Extract from : « Studies in Literature and History » by Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall
  • I answered, 'The contest concerning Douglas's filiation was over long ago; but the contest now is, who shall have the estate.'
  • Extract from : « Life Of Johnson, Volume 5 » by Boswell
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