parenthood (parenthud)

[ tele, F. parentèle = Sp. parentela = Pg. par end it i on of a parent; the parental relation. tell a = It. parentela, Certes parentele is in two maneres, outher goostly or fle hly. Chaucer, Parson's Tale. 2. Parentage. There were not so many noble families strove for him as there were cities strove for the parentele of Homer. Roger North , Examen, p. 223.