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名詞

parentage (countable and uncountable, plural parentages)

1. The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
   • c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:

     I am a Lord, for so my deedes ſhall prooue,
     And yet a ſhepheard by my Parentage: […]

   • 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:

     English gentlemen, after all, do not discriminate against each other on the grounds of parentage, only of breeding.

2. The social quality of one's class in society.
   • c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry Gosson, […], published 1609, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:

     My fortunes parentage — good parentage — To equal mine! — was it not thus? What say you?

   • 2020 December 25, Chris Van Dusen, “Diamond of the First Water”, in Bridgerton, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Anthony Bridgerton:

     Mr. Worthington. Second son. We shall find better. He is of dubious parentage.

3. (figurative) Origin; derivation.

派生語

• mixed parentage

関連する語

• parentship
• parentdom

アナグラム

• pageanter