PARENTAGE


Meaning of PARENTAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈper-ən-tij ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from parent

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : descent from parents or ancestors : lineage

a person of noble parentage

b. : derivation , origin

a tradition of uncertain parentage

2. : parenthood

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.