Paternity /(?)/

Pa·ter·ni·ty

Paternity

n.
  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.