pedigree Definition

pedigree
noun pedigrees

1. A person's or animal's line of descent, especially if long and distinguished, or proof of pure breeding.

Thesaurus: lineage, ancestry, heritage, genealogy, extraction, descent, parentage, family, blood, stock.
2. A genealogical table showing this; a family tree.

adj

1. Said of an animal: pure-bred; descended from a long line of known ancestors of the same breed.

Derivative: pedigreed
adj

Having a pedigree.

Etymology: 15c: from French pie de grue foot of the crane, from its similarity to a branching family tree.