parentage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the state of being a parent
    parenthood.
    • to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man
  2. noun the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
    birth.
  3. noun the descendants of one individual
    lineage; pedigree; descent; bloodline; ancestry; stemma; blood; line; stock; line of descent; origin; blood line.
    • his entire lineage has been warriors

WordNet

Par"ent*age noun
Etymology
Cf. F. parentage relationship.
Definitions
  1. Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors considered with respect to their rank or character; extraction; birth; as, a man of noble parentage. "Wilt thou deny thy parentage?" Shak.
    Though men esteem thee low of parentage. Milton.

Webster 1913