pedigree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.
A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.
Good breeding or ancestry.
The history or provenance of an idea, custom etc.
The ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse.

adj

verb

/ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pedigree.wav

pedigree pedigrees pedigreeing pedigreed

From Anglo-Norman pé de grue, a variant of Old French pié de gru (“foot of a crane”), from Latin pes (“foot”) + grus (“crane”).

genealogy

nonpedigree pedigree clause pedigree collapse pedigreeless subpedigree

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