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parage

/ˈpaɹɪd͡ʒ/ UK
/ˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ/ US
/ˈpɛɹɪd͡ʒ/

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From Middle English parage, from Old French parage, perage, from pair (“equal”) + -age. Doublet of peerage.

noun parages

archaic, countable, uncountable Lineage, parentage; rank, especially as high or noble. 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
countable, uncountable A feudal institution that recognizes equality of rights and status between two rulers, and equality in the portions of an inheritance.
countable, uncountable A woman's marriage portion or dowry.

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@misc{parage_2026,
  title = {parage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}