Paternity

Definition:

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

Compare paternity with other words:

fathership vs. paternity

filiety vs. paternity

filiation vs. paternity

maternity vs. paternity

authorship vs. paternity

fatherhood vs. paternity

paternity vs. patrimony

pater vs. paternity