1. plural of filiation; the state or fact of being a child or descendant; descent from a parent or ancestor
Usage: formal; often used in legal or genealogical contexts
2. plural of filiation; the process of establishing or tracing the origin or derivation of something
Usage: formal; used in academic or historical analysis
3. plural of filiation; a relationship or connection between related things, especially texts or ideas
Usage: formal; literary or scholarly usage

Examples

• The genealogist traced the filiations of the family back several centuries.
• Legal documents established the filiations between the parent company and its subsidiaries.
• Scholars debated the filiations of various philosophical traditions.
• The filiations of these literary works reveal a clear influence from earlier authors.
• DNA testing confirmed the biological filiations claimed in the inheritance case.