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Filial \Fil"ial\, a. [L. filialis, fr. filius son, filia
daughter; akin to e. female, feminine. Cf. {Fitz}.]
1. Of or pertaining to a son or daughter; becoming to a child
in relation to his parents; as, filial obedience.
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2. Bearing the relation of a child.
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And thus the filial Godhead answering spoke.
--Milton.
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