affiliation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a social or business relationship
    tie-up; association; tie.
    • a valuable financial affiliation
    • he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team
    • many close associations with England
  2. noun the act of becoming formally connected or joined
    • welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university

WordNet

Af*fil`i*a"tion noun
Etymology
F. affiliation, LL. affiliatio.
Definitions
  1. Adoption; association or reception as a member in or of the same family or society.
  2. (Law) The establishment or ascertaining of parentage; the assignment of a child, as a bastard, to its father; filiation.
  3. Connection in the way of descent. H. Spencer.

Webster 1913