PARENTAGE


Meaning of PARENTAGE in English

/pair"euhn tij, par"-/ , n.

1. derivation or descent from parents or ancestors; birth, origin, or lineage: a man of distinguished parentage.

2. the state or relation of a parent; parenthood.

[ 1480-90; ]

Syn. 1. ancestry, extraction, stock.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .