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Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors considered with respect to their rank or character; extraction; birth; as, a man of noble parentage.

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  1. n. Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors considered with respect to their rank or character; extraction; birth; as, a man of noble parentage.
  2. n. the state of being a parent
  3. n. the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
  4. n. the hereditary derivation of an individual
  5. Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors considered with respect to their rank or character; extraction; birth; as, a man of noble parentage. "Wilt thou deny thy parentage" Shak. Though men esteem thee low of parentage. Milton.
  6. Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestorsconsidered with respect to their rank or character; extraction;birth; as, a man of noble parentage. "Wilt thou deny thy parentage"Shak.Though men esteem thee low of parentage. Milton.
  7. n:100 n. the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents