"parage" meaning in Middle English

See parage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /paˈraːd͡ʒ(ə)/ Forms: parag [alternative], perage [alternative], porache [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French parage; equivalent to pere (“peer”) + -age. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|parage}} Old French parage, {{af|enm|pere|-age|id1=peer|t1=peer}} pere (“peer”) + -age Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} parage, {{enm-noun|-}} parage (uncountable)
  1. One's bloodline or ancestry, especially in terms of relative social status. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-parage-enm-noun-~1DFBVPi Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -age, Property law, Society Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 2 24 5 2 7 15 3 20 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 25 3 1 5 19 2 23 14 6 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 13 26 21 13 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -age: 38 10 24 13 16 Disambiguation of Property law: 24 24 25 12 16 Disambiguation of Society: 18 16 22 19 25
  2. A great or noble bloodline; an ancestry of high social status. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-parage-enm-noun-CS0tlRVD Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Nobility, Property law, Society Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 13 26 21 13 Disambiguation of Nobility: 11 53 11 11 14 Disambiguation of Property law: 24 24 25 12 16 Disambiguation of Society: 18 16 22 19 25
  3. (rare) Common social status or position; societal equalness. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-parage-enm-noun-rjK4pQ2L Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Property law, Society Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 2 24 5 2 7 15 3 20 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 25 3 1 5 19 2 23 14 6 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 13 26 21 13 Disambiguation of Property law: 24 24 25 12 16 Disambiguation of Society: 18 16 22 19 25
  4. (rare) The right to hold land due to one's societal equivalence to other tenants. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-parage-enm-noun-vWilWPB8 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Property law, Society Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 2 24 5 2 7 15 3 20 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 25 3 1 5 19 2 23 14 6 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 13 26 21 13 Disambiguation of Property law: 24 24 25 12 16 Disambiguation of Society: 18 16 22 19 25
  5. (rare) Esteem, significance. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-parage-enm-noun-j9fdr8Ud Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Property law, Society Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 2 24 5 2 7 15 3 20 10 10 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 13 26 21 13 Disambiguation of Property law: 24 24 25 12 16 Disambiguation of Society: 18 16 22 19 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: disparage, disparagen

Alternative forms

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