filiety

F4I1L1I1E1T1Y4
UK/fɪˈlʌɪəti/

noun

The relation of a son to a father; sonship

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filiation
OriginLate Latin filietatem →
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Meanings

nounfiliety (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe relation of a son to a father; sonship

    The paternity of A and the filiety of B are not two facts, but two modes of expressing the same fact.

    1843, John Stewart Mill, A System of Logic, volume 1

    Synonyms: filiation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe relation of a son to a father; sonship

Similar
filiation

Origin

  1. Late Latinfilietatem
  2. Englishfiliety

From Late Latin filietatem, from filius (“son”).

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “filiety,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filiety.

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