-tij, -tēj noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, from parent + -age — more at parent
1. archaic : exercise of a parent's functions or prerogatives
2. : descent from parents or ancestors : birth , family , lineage
can you tell me anything of the parentage of the lady — Margaret Deland
3. : derivation from a source : origin
the ballads about them are of common parentage — G.B.Johnson
it is sometimes difficult to sort out the parentage of a given idea — Arctic
4. obsolete : kinship , kindred
5. : the standing or position of a parent : parenthood