Paternity
Paternity , noun
[Latin paternitas: compare French paternité. See Paternal.]
1.
The relation of a father to his child; fathership; fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity.
The world, while it had scarcity of people, underwent no other dominion than paternity and eldership.
2.
Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the paternity of a child.
3.
Origin; authorship.
The paternity of these novels was... disputed.