Fĭl/i-ā'tion, n.
n. [Fr. filiation, Pr. filiacio, Sp. filiacion, It. filiazione, L. Lat. filiatio, from Lat. filius, son.]
Sense 1. The relation of a son or child to a father.
The relation of paternity and filiation between the first affiliate and second person. Hale.
Sense 2. The fixing of a bastard child on some one as its father; affiliation. Smart.