عَزَاءٌ

a subst. [signifying The assertion of relationship of son to a particular person] from اِعْتَزَى or تَعَزَّى; (S, Mgh, TA; see an example above, voce اعتزى;) and so عِزْوَةٌ: (TA:) one says, إِنَّهُ لَحَسَنُ العِزْوَةِ and العِزْيَةِ also, meaning [Verily he is good in respect of] the assertion of relationship [of son; i. e. he asserts his relationship to a good father]. (K, TA.)