filiation

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You can see the filiation, especially as Breslin and Foley, who run the company Fake Friends, also borrow the referential ethos of Ludlam’s Ridiculous Theatrical Company.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2020

"Chris was notified of the paternity matter and an order of filiation was issued last month by the court saying he had joint legal custody and reasonable visitation privileges," she said.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2017

The literal, rather than political, implications of her filiation tend to receive little analysis.

From The Guardian • Apr. 20, 2017

But this question of filiation tormented Baldwin considerably.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 19, 2014

The careful study of phyletic series brought to light the significant fact that these lines of filiation tend to run for long stretches of time parallel to, and distinct from one another, without connecting forms.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell