paternity > define

noun

• The state of being a father.
  • usage: "tests were conducted to determine paternity"
• The kinship relation between an offspring and the father.
  • synonyms: fatherhood
• The act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing.
  • usage: "the authorship of the theory is disputed"
  • synonyms: authorship

• (n.) Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the paternity of a child.
• (n.) Origin; authorship.
• (n.) The relation of a father to his child; fathership; fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity.