pa·ter·ni·ty /pəˈtɝnəti/
父道,父權,父子關係
Pa·ter·ni·ty n.
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.
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paternity
n 1: the state of being a father; "tests were conducted to
determine paternity"
2: the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
[syn: fatherhood]
3: the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the
authorship of the theory is disputed" [syn: authorship]