filius nullius
Filius Nullius
[Latin, A son of nobody.] An illegitimate child who had few legal rights under the Common Law.
Laws have broadened the legal rights of illegitimate children who, in the language of some statutes, are referred to as nonmarital children.
Cross-references
West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
filius nullius
‘son of no one’, a bastard.Collins Dictionary of Law © W.J. Stewart, 2006