[ Cf. F. arrenter to give or take as rent. See Arendator. ] (O. Eng. Law) A letting or renting, esp. a license to inclose land in a forest with a low hedge and a ditch, under a yearly rent. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. parentage relationship. ] Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors considered with respect to their rank or character; extraction; birth;
Though men esteem thee low of parentage. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. parentalis. ]
The careful course and parental provision of nature. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a parental manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. parentatio, fr. parentare to offer a solemn sacrifice in honor of deceased parents. See Parent. ] Something done or said in honor of the dead; obsequies. [ Obs. ] Abp. Potter. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Capable of being rented, or suitable for renting. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. OF. rentage. ] Rent. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL. rentale, fr. renta. See Rent income. ]
n. [ LL. trentale, fr. L. triginta thirty; akin to tres three: cf. OF. trentel. See Three, and cf. Trigintal. ]