parage

Etymology
From, from , , from +. .

Noun

 * 1)  Lineage, parentage; rank, especially as high or noble.


 * 1) A feudal institution that recognizes equality of rights and status between two rulers, and equality in the portions of an inheritance.
 * 2) A woman's marriage portion or dowry.

Noun

 * 1)  (social rank)
 * 2)  environs, surroundings

Etymology
From ; equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1) One's bloodline or ancestry, especially in terms of relative social status.
 * 2) A great or noble bloodline; an ancestry of high social status.
 * 3)  Common social status or position; societal equalness.
 * 4)  The right to hold land due to one's societal equivalence to other tenants.
 * 5)  Esteem, significance.

Alternative forms

 * (Conon de Béthune)

Noun

 * 1)  (social rank)