parentage
IPA: pˈɛrʌntʌdʒ
noun
- The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
- The social quality of one's class in society.
- (figurative) Origin; derivation.
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Examples of "parentage" in Sentences
- I have found the parentage of the second daughter.
- The age difference in parentage is similar as well.
- The claimed parentage is covered in the opening paragraph.
- The circumstances of their parentage determines their breed.
- I've altered the parentage of the stub category accordingly.
- The link between the parentage of these Flags is unmistakable.
- A necklace will be the key in the discovery of their parentage.
- He was of Irish parentage and was born in the County of Carleton.
- The middle component of the name describes the individual's parentage.
- The question of the exact parentage of these children of Asopus is very vague.
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