pedigree
adjective/ˈpedɪɡriː/
/ˈpedɪɡriː/
(British English) (North American English usually pedigreed)
[only before noun]- (of an animal) coming from a family of the same breed that has been officially recorded for a long time and is thought to be of a good quality
- pedigree sheep
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French pé de grue ‘crane's foot’, a mark used to denote succession in pedigrees.Definitions on the go
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