filiation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
noun inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

First attested in c. 1520. From French filiation

Our aim is only to indicate the main lines of filiation that have produced the prevailing novel of the day. — Studies in Literature and History, Alfred C., Sir Lyall
Proud of a filiation dating back thousands of years, proud of his ancestors--for all Jews worthy of the name are vain of their blood--he descended Talmudically from Othoniel and consequently from Ipsiboa, the wife of the last judge of Israel, a circumstance which had sustained his courage amid incessant torture. — Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Unknown

descent, line of descent, lineage

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