FILIATE


Meaning of FILIATE in English

/fil"ee ayt'/ , v.t., filiated, filiating .

Law. to determine judicially the paternity of, as a child born out of wedlock. Cf. affiliate (def. 5).

[ 1785-95; filiatus like the father (said of a son), equiv. to L fili ( us ) son + -atus -ATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .