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Definition of Pedigree
1. Noun. The descendants of one individual. "His entire lineage has been warriors"
Specialized synonyms: Family, Family Line, Folk, Kinfolk, Kinsfolk, Phratry, Sept, Side
Generic synonyms: Family Tree, Genealogy
Derivative terms: Descend, Lineal, Parent
2. Adjective. Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal.
Similar to: Purebred
Derivative terms: Pureblood
3. Noun. Line of descent of a purebred animal.
4. Noun. Ancestry of a purebred animal.
Definition of Pedigree
1. n. A line of ancestors; descent; lineage; genealogy; a register or record of a line of ancestors.
Definition of Pedigree
1. a line of ancestors [n -S]
Medical Definition of Pedigree
1. 1. A line of ancestors; descent; lineage; genealogy; a register or record of a line of ancestors. "Alterations of surnames . . . Have obscured the truth of our pedigrees." (Camden) "His vanity labored to contrive us a pedigree." (Milton) "I am no herald to inquire of men's pedigrees." (Sir P. Sidney) "The Jews preserved the pedigrees of their tribes." (Atterbury) 2. A record of the lineage or strain of an animal, as of a horse. Origin: Of unknown origin; possibly fr. F. Par degres by degrees, for a pedigree is properly a genealogical table which records the relationship of families by degrees; or, perh, fr. F. Pied de grue crane's foot, from the shape of the heraldic genealogical trees. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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