Parentage
Par´ent`age Pronunciation: pâr´ent`ãj; 277
| n. | 1. | Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors considered with respect to their rank or character; extraction; birth; |
| 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" |
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