parage

plural parages

1. archaiccountableuncountableLineage, parentage; rank, especially as high or noble.

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   at souper the knyght sat syr Beumayns afore the damoisel / Fy fy said she syr knyghte ye are vncurtoys to sette a kechyn page afore me hym bysemeth better to stycke a swyne than to sytte afore a damoysel of hyhe parage / thenne the knyght was ashamed atte her wordes / and took hym vp / and sette hym at asyde bord / and sette hym self afore hym / and soo al that nyght they had good chere and mery reste

   1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter V, in Le Morte Darthur, book VII

2. countableuncountableA feudal institution that recognizes equality of rights and status between two rulers, and equality in the portions of an inheritance.
3. countableuncountableA woman's marriage portion or dowry.