Filiation (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

• Ancestry
• Derivation
• Lineage

Hypernyms

• Inheritance
• Hereditary Pattern

Hyponyms

• Extraction
• Bloodline
• Descent
• Pedigree
• Origin

Meaning ²

The kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors.

Classification

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.

Synonyms

• Descent
• Line Of Descent
• Lineage

Hypernyms

• Relationship
• Kinship
• Family Relationship

Hyponyms

• Bilateral Descent
• Unilateral Descent

Related Words

• Filiate (verb)