See Also: manifold(encyclopedia)
Manifold(medicine)
manifold(2)(dictionary)
manifold(1)(dictionary)
Paternity(law)
paternity(dictionary)
paternity(dictionary)
paternity(medicine)
manifold 1, adjective(dictionary)
manifold 2, noun(dictionary)

manifold 1, adjective (oh) and paternity (iou)


manifold 1, adjective (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: manigfeald]
many and of different kinds
::The reasons for this situation are manifold.

paternity (iou)



paternity noun. Also (as a title) Paternity. LME.
[Old & mod. French paternite or late Latin paternitas, from paternus: see PATERNAL, -ITY.]
The quality or condition of being a father; fatherhood. LME.
b. Government (as) by a father; patriarchy. E17-E18.
With possess. adjective (as his paternity etc.): a title of respect given to an ecclesiastical father. Formerly also, an ecclesiastical father, esp. a bishop. LME.
Paternal origin or descent; fig. source, origin, authorship. E19.
Comb.: paternity test a blood test to determine the possibility of a particular individual being the father of a particular child.