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Pronunciation / Transliteration: méndì
"他们属于同一门第的高贵出身。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Equality of rank, condition, or blood, especially with respect to noble descent or co-heirs in feudal law.
"The estate was divided among the brothers in parage according to ancient feudal custom." - 2
Lineage, extraction, or noble birth.
"She was a woman of high parage, tracing her ancestry back to the early Norman lords."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French parage, meaning lineage, nobility, or equality of birth, which ultimately stems from Late Latin paraticum, from Latin par meaning equal. Historically used in feudal law to denote equality of condition, rank, or blood among co-heirs, it has survived as an archaic or historical term relating to noble descent and peerage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Parage" is said worldwide
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parage
Transliteration: pa.ʁaʒ
"Ce fief a été partagé en parage entre les héritiers."
Standesgleichheit
Transliteration: ˈʃtandəsˌɡlaɪ̯çhaɪ̯t
"Das Lehen wurde in Standesgleichheit unter den Erben aufgeteilt."
paraggio
Transliteration: paˈraddʒo
"I nobili furono giudicati nel loro paraggio."
parage
Transliteration: paˈɾaxe
"Pertenecía a una familia de antiguo parage."
paragem
Transliteration: paˈɾɐʒɐ̃j̃
"Eles pertenciam à mesma paragem nobiliárquica."
कुल-मर्यादा
Transliteration: kul-maryada
"वह उच्च कुल-मर्यादा से संबंध रखती थी।"
门第
Transliteration: méndì
"他们属于同一门第的高贵出身。"
문벌
Transliteration: munbeol
"그들은 동등한 문벌의 귀족 가문 출신이었다."
门地
Transliteration: monchi
Script: 門地
"彼女は優れた門地の家系に生まれた。"
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