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Definition of parentage - 2 dictionary results

par⋅ent⋅age

[pair-uhn-tij, par-]
–noun
1. derivation or descent from parents or ancestors; birth, origin, or lineage: a man of distinguished parentage.
2. the state or relation of a parent; parenthood.

Origin:
1480–90; < MF; see parent, -age


1. ancestry, extraction, stock.
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par·ent·age   (pâr'ən-tĭj, pār'-)   
n.  
  1. Descent from parents; lineage: of humble parentage.

  2. The state or relationship of being a parent.

  3. Derivation from a source; origin.

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