Look up: Paternity

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   Paternity
   Pa·ter'ni·ty noun [ Latin paternitas : confer French paternité . 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 o ...
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   paternity
   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 ...
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   paternity
   noun the state of being a father; `tests were conducted to determine paternity`
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   paternity
   noun the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; `the authorship of the theory is disputed`
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   Paternity
   `Paternity` may refer to: *Paternity (biology and medicine), the biological / genetic descendency of an offspring to its male parent (sexually reproducing species) *Paternity (law), the legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a father and his child *Paternity (House episode), an episode of the television series `House` *Paternity (film), a 1981 film starring Burt Reynolds
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   Paternity
   • (n.) Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the paternity of a child. • (n.) Origin; authorship. • (n.) The relation of a father to his child; fathership; fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity.
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   paternity
   paternity 1. The state of being a father; fatherhood. 2. Male parentage; paternal origin. 3. Origin or authorship in general.
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