parage

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman parage, perage, Old French parage, from pair (“equal”) + -age.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpaɹɪdʒ/

Noun

parage (uncountable)

1. (archaic) Lineage, parentage; rank, especially as high or noble.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter v, in Le Morte Darthur, book VII:

     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 hym at asyde bord / and sette hym self afore hym / and soo al that nyght they had good chere and mery reste

2. A feudal institution that recognizes equality of rights and status between two rulers, and equality in the portions of an inheritance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ʁaʒ/

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Noun

parage m (plural parages)

1. parage (social rank)
2. (plural only) environs, surroundings

Further reading

• “parage” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Alternative forms

• paraige (Conon de Béthune)

Noun

parage m (oblique plural parages, nominative singular parages, nominative plural parage)

1. parage (social rank)

See also

• eritage
• linage