pa ‧ ter ‧ ni ‧ ty /pəˈtɜːnəti, pəˈtɜːnɪti $ -ɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] law
the fact of being the father of a particular child, or the question of who the child’s father is:
The paternity of the child is in dispute.
pa ‧ ter ‧ ni ‧ ty /pəˈtɜːnəti, pəˈtɜːnɪti $ -ɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] law
the fact of being the father of a particular child, or the question of who the child’s father is:
The paternity of the child is in dispute.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012