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Parentage vs Forefathers - What's the difference?

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Parentage is a related term of forefathers.


As nouns the difference between parentage and forefathers

is that parentage is of or pertaining to one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth while forefathers is .

parentage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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:
  • My fortunes -- parentage -- good parentage -- To equal mine! -- was it not thus? What say you?
  • origin; derivation
  • forefathers

    English

    Noun

    (head)