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paternity |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Paternity \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: paternity n : the kinship relation between an offspring and the father [syn: {fatherhood}]
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