pedigree
adjEtymology From Anglo-Norman pé de grue, a variant of Old French pié de gru (“foot of a crane”), from Latin pes (“foot”) + grus (“crane”).
1
Having a pedigree.
2
Purebred.
pedigree
nounUK /ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/
Etymology From Anglo-Norman pé de grue, a variant of Old French pié de gru (“foot of a crane”), from Latin pes (“foot”) + grus (“crane”).
1
A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.
2
A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.
3
Good breeding or ancestry.
4
The history or provenance of an idea, custom etc.
- This connection between sexual and spiritual impurity had an immense pedigree.2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin, published 2013, page 33:
5
The ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse.
- Derived terms
- nonpedigree, pedigree clause, pedigree collapse, pedigreeless, subpedigree