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pa⋅ter⋅ni⋅ty

  [puh-tur-ni-tee]
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–noun
1. the state of being a father; fatherhood.
2. derivation or acquirement from a father.
3. origin or authorship.
–adjective
4. noting or pertaining to a legal dispute in which an unwed mother accuses a man of being the father of her child: a paternity suit.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME paternite < LL paternitās. See paternal, -ity
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pa·ter·ni·ty   (pə-tûr'nĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. pa·ter·ni·ties

  1. The state of being a father; fatherhood.

  2. Descent on a father's side; paternal descent.

  3. Authorship; origin.

adj.  of or relating to a lawsuit brought by a woman attempting to establish that a particular man is the father of her child and so must provide the child with financial support: paternity case; paternity suit.

[Middle English paternite, from Old French, from Late Latin paternitās, from Latin paternus, paternal; see paternal.]
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Main Entry: pa·ter·ni·ty
Pronunciation: p&-'t&r-n&-tE
Function: noun
1 : the quality or state of being a father
2 : origin or descent from a father
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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paternity pa·ter·ni·ty (pə-tûr'nĭ-tē)
n.

  1. The state of being a father; fatherhood.

  2. Descent on a father's side; paternal descent.

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