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PARAGE
Etymology
Noun
parage (uncountable)
(archaic) Lineage, parentage; rank, especially as high or noble.
A feudal institution that recognizes equality of rights and status between two rulers, and equality in the portions of an inheritance.
A woman's marriage portion or dowry.
Source: Wiktionary
Par"age, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. par, adj., equal. Cf. Peerage, Peer an equal.]
1. (Old Eng. Law)
Definition: Equality of condition, blood, or dignity; also, equality in the partition of an inheritance. Spelman.
2. (Feudal Law)
Definition: Equality of condition between persons holding unequal portions of a fee. Burrill.
3. Kindred; family; birth. [Obs.] Ld. Berners. We claim to be of high parage. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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