PARENTAGE

parentage. Parentage, n. birth, extraction, descent, kindred

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Par″ent‐age (–ā̍j; 277), n. [[Cf. F. parentage relationship.]] Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors considered with respect to their rank or character; extraction; birth; as, a man of noble parentage. “Wilt thou deny thy parentage?” Shak. Though men esteem thee low of parentage. Milton.