Parentage
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Parentage is a noun meaning The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
Meaning
The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
More Meanings
- The social quality of one's class in society.
- (figurative) Origin; derivation.
Example Sentences
Mr. Worthington. Second son. We shall find better. He is of dubious parentage.
I am a Lord, for so my deedes ſhall prooue, And yet a ſhepheard by my Parentage: […]
My fortunes parentage — good parentage — To equal mine! — was it not thus? What say you?
English gentlemen, after all, do not discriminate against each other on the grounds of parentage, only of breeding.
Word Forms
- parentages
Synonyms for parentage
Depending on context, synonyms include line, stock, descent, pedigree, lineage, ancestry.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ancestry, pedigree, bloodline, lineage, stock, origin.
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