Etymology

parentage

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Today it means: The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth. Full definition →

Old French parentage
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  1. Old French · derived fromparentage
  2. English todayparentage

From Middle French, from Old French parentage.

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