Parentage Definition

pârən-tĭj, păr-
noun
Descent or derivation from parents or ancestors; lineage; origin.
Webster's New World
The position or relation of a parent; parenthood.
Webster's New World
Derivation from a source; origin.
American Heritage

Of or pertaining to one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.

Wiktionary
The social quality of your class in society.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Parentage

Noun

Singular:
parentage
Plural:
parentages

Origin of Parentage

  • Old French parentage

    From Wiktionary

Parentage Sentence Examples

  • Nothing is known of his parentage, birthplace or early life.

  • His parentage and the date of his birth are uncertain.

  • In the prose Lancelot his education is complete, he knows his name and parentage, though for some unexplained reason he keeps both secret, and he goes with a fitting escort and equipment to Arthur's court to demand knighthood.

  • About this time a Borgia of doubtful parentage was born, Giovanni, described in some papal documents as Alexander's son and in others as Cesare's.

  • The statements as to his parentage and early life are conflicting; but it seems probable that his parents, though poor, were respectable.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAR

Words Ending With

EGEAGE

Unscrambles

parentage

Words Starting With P and Ending With E

Starts With P & Ends With EStarts With PA & Ends With EStarts With P & Ends With GE

Word Length

9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With P9 Letter Words Ending With E