Definitions

1. noun

a record or history of a family’s descent or ancestry, especially one showing the relationship of a person to their ancestors or the ancestors of a group.

“She spent years researching her family’s pedigree to learn more about her heritage.”

2. noun

a record of an animal’s ancestry, especially one showing the relationship of a horse or dog to its ancestors or the ancestors of a breed.

“The breeder kept a detailed pedigree of her prize-winning horse.”

3. noun

a line or series of superior or prestigious ancestors.

“He felt a sense of pride in his family’s long and distinguished pedigree.”

4. verb

to trace or show the ancestry of (a family or animal).

“The historian pedigreed the family tree to identify the connections between distant relatives.”