parentage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
  2. The social quality of one's class in society.
  3. Origin; derivation.

Word forms

parentage parentages

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French parentage.

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