parentage
Example Sentences
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An uprising typically has a long parentage and, if effective enough, can leave behind many like-minded descendants.
From Los Angeles Times
Viewers eventually learn Sophie’s servitude is forced after her parentage is revealed — she’s the illegitimate daughter of an earl.
From Los Angeles Times
Courts in different jurisdictions don’t necessarily have visibility into parentage applications filed elsewhere.
However the rules meant that despite their parentage they had to serve a four-year qualification period.
From BBC
The judge ordered that baby Eleanor be placed for adoption, and also made a "declaration of non parentage".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
