parentage

noun C2

The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth. (countable, uncountable)
The social quality of one's class in society. (countable, uncountable)
Origin; derivation. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)

Plural parentages

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There is madame overwhelming me with questions respecting the count; she insists upon it that I can tell her his birth, education, and parentage, where he came from, and whither he is going.

The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 550 · C1

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