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parage

UK/ˈpaɹɪd͡ʒ/US/ˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ/

parage noun: lineage, parentage; rank, especially as high or noble.

Noun

parage (countable and uncountable, plural parages)

  1. (archaic) Lineage, parentage; rank, especially as high or noble.
    • at souper the knyght sat syr Beumayns afore the damoisel / Fy fy said she syr knyghte ye are vncurtoys to sette a kechyn page afore me hym bysemeth better to stycke a swyne than to sytte afore a damoysel of hyhe parage / thenne the knyght was ashamed atte her wordes / and took hym vp / and sette...1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter V, in Le Morte Darthur, book VII
  2. A feudal institution that recognizes equality of rights and status between two rulers, and equality in the portions of an inheritance.
  3. A woman's marriage portion or dowry.

Forms of parage

pluralparages

Origin of parage

From Middle English parage, from Old French parage, perage, from pair (“equal”) + -age. Doublet of peerage.

Questions about parage

What does parage mean?
Parage means lineage, parentage; rank, especially as high or noble.
What part of speech is parage?
Parage is a noun.
How do you pronounce parage?
Parage is pronounced /ˈpaɹɪd͡ʒ/ (UK).
What is the plural of parage?
The plural of parage is parages.

Words near parage in the dictionary

  1. paragaster
  2. paragasters
  3. paragastric
  4. paragastrioceratid
  5. paragastrioceratids
  6. parage
  7. parageneses
  8. paragenesis
  9. paragenetic
  10. paragenetically
  11. paragenic

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