pedigree.
A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
From Anglo-Norman pé de grue, a variant of Old French pié de gru (“foot of a crane”), from Latin pes (“foot”) + grus (“crane”).
Having a pedigree.
Purebred.
Where this word comes from
From Anglo-Norman pé de grue, a variant of Old French pié de gru (“foot of a crane”), from Latin pes (“foot”) + grus (“crane”).
To determine the pedigree of (an animal).
Where this word comes from
From Anglo-Norman pé de grue, a variant of Old French pié de gru (“foot of a crane”), from Latin pes (“foot”) + grus (“crane”).
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