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Definitions for: Pedigree [n] ancestry of a purebred animal
[n] line of descent of a pure-bred animal
[n] the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
Webster (1913) Definition: Ped"i*gree, n. [Of unknown origin; possibly fr. F.
par degr['e]s 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.]
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. (Stock Breeding) A record of the lineage or strain of an
animal, as of a horse.
Synonyms: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage
See Also: ancestry, breed, derivation, family, family line, family tree, filiation, folk, genealogy, kinfolk, kinsfolk, lineage, phratry, sept, side, stock, strain, variety
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