What does "parentage" mean?

The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.

What is a synonym for "parentage"?

Common synonyms include: ancestry, bloodline, lineage, pedigree, ancestry, birth.

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Noun

1
The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth. countable, uncountable
"I am a Lord, for so my deedes ſhall prooue, And yet a ſhepheard by my Parentage: […]"
2
the hereditary derivation of an individual wordnet
3
The social quality of one's class in society. countable, uncountable
"My fortunes parentage — good parentage — To equal mine! — was it not thus? What say you?"
4
the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents wordnet
5
Origin; derivation. countable, figuratively, uncountable

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"His parentage was unknown to us."

From Middle French, from Old French parentage.