Clan vs Parentage - What's the difference?
clan | parentage | Related terms |
(anthropology) A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief.
A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain
Any association of people behaving clannishly.
(video games) A group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games.
A badger colony.
Of or pertaining to one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
The social quality of your class in society.
* 1608 , Shakespeare, Pericles , Act 5, Scene 1:
origin; derivation
Clan is a related term of parentage.
As nouns the difference between clan and parentage
is that clan is while parentage is of or pertaining to one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.clan
English
(wikipedia clan)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* clannish * matriclan * patriclanDescendants
* Dutch: (l) * German: (l)parentage
English
Noun
(en noun)- My fortunes -- parentage -- good parentage -- To equal mine! -- was it not thus? What say you?