'Parentage' definitions:

Definition of 'parentage'

noun

The state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man" [syn: parenthood, parentage]

noun

The kinship relation of an offspring to the parents [syn: parentage, birth]

noun

The descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock]

From: GCIDE

Parentage \Par"ent*age\ (p[^a]r"ent*[asl]j; 277), n. [Cf. F. parentage relationship.] 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. [1913 Webster]
Though men esteem thee low of parentage. --Milton. [1913 Webster]