Parentage

n.

1.

Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors considered with respect to their rank or character; extraction; birth; as, a man of noble parentage. Though men esteem thee low of parentage. - Milton.

Noun	1.	parentage - the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man" Synonyms: parenthood
	2.	parentage - the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents Synonyms: birth
	3.	parentage - the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" Synonyms: blood line, bloodline, ancestry, lineage, pedigree, stemma, line of descent, blood, origin, descent, stock, line

PARENTAGE. Kindred. Vide 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 1955; Branch; Line.

ancestry, birth, bloodline, descent, extraction, family, grandfatherhood, grandmotherhood, grandparentage, heritage, line, lineage, origin, parenthood, pedigree, progenitorship, roots, stock, strain