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Proles sequitur sortem paternam

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

The child follows the lot of the father. See 1 Sand. (N. Y.) 583.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The offspring follows the condition of the father. Lynch v. Clarke, 1 Sandf. Ch. (N. Y.) 583, 660.