[ˈpɛdɪɡriː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the record of descent of an animal, showing it to be pure-bred
(e.g: they are looking for animals with pedigrees)

- the recorded ancestry or lineage of a person or family
(e.g: with a pedigree equal to many of the gentry)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French pé de grue ‘crane's foot’, a mark used to denote succession in pedigrees

[ˈpɛdɪɡriː], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of an animal) pure-bred
(e.g: pedigree cats)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French pé de grue ‘crane's foot’, a mark used to denote succession in pedigrees