1. The hereditary derivation of an individual
   "his entire pedigree has been warriors";
   - lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
    
2. Line of descent of a purebred animal
   "The dog's pedigree showed five generations of champion bloodlines"
    
3. Ancestry of a purebred animal
   "The horse's pedigree made it a favourite in the race";
   - bloodline

1. Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
   "These days it is possible to get pedigree cats through the newspaper";
   - pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred

Derived forms: pedigrees

See also: purebred

Type of: ancestry, breed, derivation, family tree, filiation, genealogy, lineage, stock, strain

Encyclopedia: Pedigree