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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Parage \Par"age\, n. [F., fr. L. par, adj., equal. Cf. Peerage, Peer an equal.] 1. (Old Eng. Law) Equality of condition, blood, or dignity; also, equality in the partition of an inheritance. --Spelman. [1913 Webster] 2. (Feudal Law) Equality of condition between persons holding unequal portions of a fee. --Burrill. [1913 Webster] 3. Kindred; family; birth. [Obs.] --Ld. Berners. [1913 Webster] We claim to be of high parage. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

PARAGE. Equality of name or blood, but more especially of land in the partition of an inheritance among co-heirs, hence comes disparage and disparagement. Co. Litt. 166.