Definition of Paternety
Pa*ter"ni*ty (?), n. [L.
paternitas: cf. F. paternité. See
Paternal.] 1. The relation of a father to
his child; fathership; fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine
paternity.
The world, while it had scarcity of people, underwent
no other dominion than paternity and eldership.
Sir W. Raleigh.
2. Derivation or descent from a father; male
parentage; as, the paternity of a child.
3. Origin; authorship.
The paternity of these novels was . . .
disputed. Sir W. Scott.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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