(n.) Descent from parents or ancestors; the relation of a child to a parent; parents or ancestors considered with respect to their rank or character; extraction; birth; as, a man of noble parentage.
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ancestry, birth, bloodline, descent, extraction, family, grandfatherhood, grandmotherhood, grandparentage, heritage, line, lineage, origin, parenthood, pedigree, progenitorship, roots, stock, strain
