Heir and Parentage

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Heir noun - A person who has the right to inherit property.

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Parentage is an antonym for heir.

Nearby Words: heiress, heirdom

Parentage noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.

Usage example: they were pleased that their son's girlfriend was of good parentage

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Heir is an antonym for parentage.

Nearby Words: parent, parenting, parenthood

clear	clear heir	clear parentage
true	true heir	true parentage
actual	actual heir	actual parentage
real	real heir	real parentage
Other adjectives: possible, royal, biological.

Bittersweet Ending: The momentous occasion of the squires' knighting ceremony is tainted by a violent confrontation between Alain and Severin, which ends with Alain (and possibly Severin) dead, all centered on a scandal involving the new Levant heir's true parentage.

Source: Video Game / Celestian Tales Old North

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