Synonyms for filiation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : fil-ee-ey-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌfɪl iˈeɪ ʃən |
Top 10 synonyms for filiation Other synonyms for the word filiation
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
- 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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