Meaning of the word parentage in English

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parentage

US /ˈper.ən.tɪdʒ/
UK /ˈper.ən.tɪdʒ/

Noun

1.

When you refer to people's parentage, you mean their parents and/or their parent's country and social class:

Example:
The novel starts when a child of unknown parentage is left at the house of the local priest.
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