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parentage

English

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French parentage

Noun

parentage (countable and uncountable, plural parentages)

  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.
    • 1608, Shakespeare, Pericles, Act 5, Scene 1:
      My fortunes parentage — good parentage — To equal mine! — was it not thus? What say you?
  3. (figuratively) Origin; derivation.

Related terms

  • parentship
  • parentdom

Translations

Anagrams

  • pageanter

Old French

Etymology

parent +? -age

Noun

parentage m (oblique plural parentages, nominative singular parentages, nominative plural parentage)

  1. bloodline, heritage
    Jeo sui de bon parentage - I am of noble birth

Synonyms

  • parenté

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forefathers

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f???f??ð?z/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?f???f??ð?z/

Noun

forefathers

  1. plural of forefather

Translations

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