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Paternity Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Paternity? [n] the kinship relation between an offspring and the father Synonyms \| Synonyms for Paternity: fatherhood Related Terms \| Find terms related to Paternity: affiliation \| agnation \| alliance \| ancestry \| blood \| blood relationship \| brotherhood \| brothership \| cognation \| common ancestry \| common descent \| connection \| consanguinity \| cousinhood \| cousinship \| descent \| enation \| extraction \| family \| fatherhood \| fatherliness \| filiation \| fraternity \| heritage \| kindred \| kinship \| line \| lineage \| maternity \| matrilineage \| matriliny \| matrisib \| matrocliny \| motherhood \| parentage \| paternalness \| patrilineage \| patriliny \| patrisib \| patrocliny \| propinquity \| relation \| relationship \| sibship \| sisterhood \| sistership \| stock \| strain \| ties of blood See Also \| family relationship \| kinship \| relationship Paternity In Webster's Dictionary \Pater"nity\, n. [L. paternitas: cf. F. paternit['e]. See {Paternal}.] 1. The relation of a father to his child; fathership; fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity. The world, while it had scarcity of people, underwent no other dominion than paternity and eldership. --Sir W. Raleigh. 2. Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the paternity of a child. 3. Origin; authorship. The paternity of these novels was . . . disputed. --Sir W. Scott.

Paternity Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Paternity?

[n] the kinship relation between an offspring and the father

Synonyms | Synonyms for Paternity: fatherhood

See Also | family relationship | kinship | relationship

Paternity In Webster's Dictionary

\Pa*ter"ni*ty\, n. [L. paternitas: cf. F.
paternit['e]. See {Paternal}.]
1. The relation of a father to his child; fathership;
   fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity.

         The world, while it had scarcity of people,
         underwent no other dominion than paternity and
         eldership.                            --Sir W.
                                               Raleigh.

2. Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as,
   the paternity of a child.

3. Origin; authorship.

         The paternity of these novels was . . . disputed.
                                               --Sir W.
                                               Scott.

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