parentage

From Middle French, from Old French parentage

parentage (countable and uncountable, plural parentages)

1. The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
   • 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:

     English gentlemen, after all, do not discriminate against each other on the grounds of parentage, only of breeding.

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. origin; derivation

• parentship
• parentdom

• pageanter

parent +‎ -age

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

1. bloodline, heritage

   Jeo sui de bon parentage - I am of noble birth

• parenté