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Explore Filiation through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like lineage or inheritance. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Filiation in a sentence

Related words

Filiation | Filia | Filiations

Filiation meaning

  1. The condition of being a child of a specified parent.
  2. The ancestry or lineage shared by a group having the same bloodline.
  3. The determination of paternity.

Synonyms of Filiation

lineage inheritance derivation ancestry relationship family relationship kinship line of descent descent hereditary pattern

Related words

Other words often associated with Filiation or its synonyms:

origin bloodline line parentage blood relation stemma pedigree genealogy stock heredity move

Using Filiation

  • The main meaning on this page is: The condition of being a child of a specified parent. | The ancestry or lineage shared by a group having the same bloodline. | The determination of paternity.
  • Useful related words include: lineage, inheritance, derivation, ancestry.
  • In the example corpus, filiation often appears in combinations such as: the filiation, filiation was, mellifont filiation.

Context around Filiation

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

mellifont 2× although 1×

Often after:

apart 1× altogether 1×

Sentence patterns with Filiation

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

after the filiation a common 1× although filiation was common 1× cases the filiation if present 1× filiation apart from 1× follows the filiation and precedes 1× praenomen the filiation was the 1× the mellifont filiation 1× the mellifont filiation altogether and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although filiation was 1× both inscriptions are 1× filiation apart from 1× in such cases 1× richter p 154 1× the name of 1×

Common sentence endings:

by imperial decree 1× houses outside ireland 1× inclusion in writing 1× of the tribe 1× of this period 1× second century bc 1×

Words around Filiation

Just before it in the word index:

filial 40 filia 2 fili 6 filho 9 filhall 4 filfla 2

Just after it in the word index:

filiations 2 filiault 3 filibeck 3 filiberto 6 filibuster 89 filibustered 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Filiation

  • In this selection, "filiation" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, mellifont, although, apart and altogether stand out and add context to how "filiation" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after the filiation a common and although filiation was common. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "filiation" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with filiation

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

As with the filiation, it was common to abbreviate the name of the tribe. (14 words)

Filiation Apart from the praenomen, the filiation was the oldest element of the Roman name. (15 words)

Watt, pp 56–57 Stephen dissolved the Mellifont filiation altogether, and subjected 15 monasteries to houses outside Ireland. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Both inscriptions are from Roman Spain, and are also notable for the doubled nomen and for the cognomen Secunda, which in this case is really a praenomen placed after the filiation, a common practice in Roman women's names of this period. (42 words)

The name of the tribe normally follows the filiation and precedes any cognomina, suggesting that it occurred before the cognomen was recognized as a formal part of the Roman name; so probably no later than the second century BC. (39 words)

Richter, p 154 Absenteeism among Irish abbots at the General Chapter became a persistent and much criticised problem in the 13th century, and escalated into the conspiratio Mellifontis, a "rebellion" by the abbeys of the Mellifont filiation. (37 words)

Example sentences (8)

Filiation Apart from the praenomen, the filiation was the oldest element of the Roman name.

Although filiation was common throughout the history of the Republic and well into imperial times, no law governed its use or inclusion in writing.

As with the filiation, it was common to abbreviate the name of the tribe.

Both inscriptions are from Roman Spain, and are also notable for the doubled nomen and for the cognomen Secunda, which in this case is really a praenomen placed after the filiation, a common practice in Roman women's names of this period.

In such cases, the filiation, if present, would indicate if someone were a freedman; but in these particular instances the nomina suggest citizens of provincial origin, who have been enfranchised by imperial decree.

Richter, p 154 Absenteeism among Irish abbots at the General Chapter became a persistent and much criticised problem in the 13th century, and escalated into the conspiratio Mellifontis, a "rebellion" by the abbeys of the Mellifont filiation.

The name of the tribe normally follows the filiation and precedes any cognomina, suggesting that it occurred before the cognomen was recognized as a formal part of the Roman name; so probably no later than the second century BC.

Watt, pp 56–57 Stephen dissolved the Mellifont filiation altogether, and subjected 15 monasteries to houses outside Ireland.

Common combinations with filiation

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "filiation" in a sentence?
An example: "Filiation Apart from the praenomen, the filiation was the oldest element of the Roman name." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "filiation" from authentic English texts.
What does "filiation" mean?
Filiation means: The condition of being a child of a specified parent.
What are synonyms of "filiation"?
Common synonyms of "filiation" include: lineage, inheritance, derivation, ancestry, relationship, family relationship, kinship, line of descent. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "filiation" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "filiation", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.