parentela UK /ˌparənˈtiːlə/US /ˌpɛrənˈtilə/ noun1 •An ancestor and all of his or her descendants; all descendants of a person's ancestors of a certain degree.Every person who is in my father’s parentela is nearer to me than any person who can only claim kinship through some ancestor remoter from me than my father. — 1898 formsparentelae · parentelas