Parentage

Origin

Old French parentage

Full definition of parentage

Noun

1. Of or pertaining to one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
2. The social quality of your class in society.
• 1608, Shakespeare, Pericles, Act 5, Scene 1:My fortunes -- parentage -- good parentage -- To equal mine! -- was it not thus? What say you?
3. origin; derivation