noun.
The condition of being a child of a specified parent
noun.
The ancestry or lineage shared by a group having the same bloodline
noun.
The determination of paternity
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noun.
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
noun.
inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
Word Usage
"_On the contrary, _ others, considering only the subject of filiation, which is the person or hypostasis, put only one filiation in Christ, just as there is but one hypostasis or person."