/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.
/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 . 2012