adjective.
Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
adjective.
Respectful of the duties and attitudes of a son or daughter toward their parents.
adjective.
Of a generation or generations descending from a specificprevious one.
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adjective.
designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation
adjective.
relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring
Word Usage
"As this dependence on the mother church may be of various degrees, the term filial church may have naturally more than one signification as to minor details."