parentage

noun

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Etymology: From Middle French, from Old French parentage.

The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
“I am a Lord, for so my deedes ſhall prooue, And yet a ſhepheard by my Parentage: […]”
“English gentlemen, after all, do not discriminate against each other on the grounds of parentage, only of breeding.”
The social quality of one's class in society.
“My fortunes parentage — good parentage — To equal mine! — was it not thus? What say you?”
“Mr. Worthington. Second son. We shall find better. He is of dubious parentage.”
Origin; derivation.