Fathership

  • 1Fathership — Fa ther*ship, n. The state of being a father; fatherhood; paternity. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2fathership — index filiation, paternity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3Fathership — The state of being a father; fatherhood; paternity. Fathership can also refer to a vessel, aircraft and spacecraft.In science fictionIn the computer game series Homeworld there are the races Taiidan and the Vaygr. The Vaygr leader is a male… …

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  • 4fathership — n. Paternity, fatherhood …

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  • 5fathership — fa·ther·ship …

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  • 6fathership — ˈfäthə(r)ˌship, fȧthəˌsh noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English fadership, from fader + ship : the quality or state of being a father; especially : the state of being the oldest member of a society or associated group (as the Britis …

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  • 7paternity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fatherhood, fathership, parentage. See ancestry. Ant., maternity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Fatherhood] Syn. progenitorship, paternal parentage, fathership; see fatherhood . 2. [Authorship] Syn. creation …

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  • 8Paternity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Paternity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 paternity paternity Sgm: N 1 parentage parentage Sgm: N 1 consanguinity consanguinity &c. 11 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 parent parent Sgm: N 2 father …

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  • 9Paternity — 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. [1913 Webster] The world, while it had scarcity of people,… …

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  • 10History of human sexuality — The social construction of sexual behavior mdash;its taboos, regulation and social and political impact mdash;has had a profound effect on the various cultures of the world since prehistoric times. Sources Sexual speech and by extension, writing… …

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