Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Paternity \Pa*ter"ni*ty\, n. [L. paternitas: cf. F.
paternit['e]. See {Paternal}.]
1. The relation of a father to his child; fathership;
fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity.
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The world, while it had scarcity of people,
underwent no other dominion than paternity and
eldership. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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2. Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as,
the paternity of a child.
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3. Origin; authorship.
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The paternity of these novels was . . . disputed.
--Sir W.
Scott.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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}, {paternity}]
3: the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the
authorship of the theory is disputed" [syn: {authorship},
{paternity}]
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
