nullius filius
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Medieval Latin nullius filius (“nobody's son”), from Latin nullius + filius.
Noun[edit]
nullius filius
- (Latinate) A child of unknown parentage; an orphan.
- (law) The son of no one; a bastard.
- 1856, Bouvier Law Dictionary, 6th edition:
- A bastard is considered nullius filius as far as regards his right inherit. But the rule of nullius filius does not apply in other respects
Synonyms[edit]
- (son of no one): by-blow, see also Thesaurus:bastard