Parentage

noun

Word Frequency: 1.0

Definitions

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

2.nounThe social quality of one's class in society.

3.nounOrigin; derivation

"Born and raised in Pristina, he was a Kosovar of Albanian parentage."

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