pedigree adj : having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal [syn: pedigree(a), pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred]

1 the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock]

2 line of descent of a pure-bred animal

3 ancestry of a purebred animal [syn: bloodline]

English

Adjective

pedigree

1. Having a pedigree.
2. Purebred.

Noun

1. A chart, list or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.
2. Good breeding or ancestry.
3. A history or provenance.

Translations

See also

• genealogy

Pedigree can refer to:

• Pedigree (animal)
• Pedigree chart, used by genealogists to record ancestry
• Pedigree Petfoods, a company that manufactures pet food
• Marston's Pedigree, an English ale
• The Pedigree is the name of the finishing move used by professional wrestler Triple H
• Pedigree (law)

Almanach de Gotha, Red Book, Royal Kalendar, Social Register, Stammbaum, ancestry, birth, blood, bloodline, blue book, derivation, descent, directory, extraction, family, family tree, full-blooded, genealogical tree, genealogy, heritage, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigreed, roots, stemma, stock, strain, studbook, thoroughbred, tree