Associations to the word «Filiation»

Wiktionary

FILIATION, noun. (uncountable) The condition of being a child of a specified parent.
FILIATION, noun. (countable) The ancestry or lineage shared by a group having the same bloodline.
FILIATION, noun. (countable) (legal) The determination of paternity.
FILIATION, noun. (countable) (legal) One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot.

Dictionary definition

FILIATION, noun. The kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors.
FILIATION, noun. Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline.

Wise words

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery