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* Maternal, Maternity *

MATERNAL, MATERNITY - That which belongs to, or comes from the mother: as, maternal authority, maternal relation, maternal estate, maternal line.

MATERNITY - The state or condition of a mother.

It is either legitimate or natural. The former is the condition of the mother who has given birth to legitimate children, while the latter is the condition of her who has given birth to illegitimate children. Maternity is always certain, while the paternity is only presumed.
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