pedigree
Plural: pedigrees
Noun
- A line of ancestors, demonstrating descent or purity of breed.
- the descendants of one individual
- line of descent of a purebred animal
- ancestry of a purebred animal
- A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.
- A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.
- Good breeding or ancestry.
- The history or provenance of an idea, custom etc.
- The ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse.
Adjective Satellite
- having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
Adj
- Having a pedigree.
- Purebred.
Verb
- To determine the pedigree of (an animal).
Examples
- Finding a triple-word score with PEDIGREE felt like tracing the perfect lineage of his Scrabble strategy.
Origin / Etymology
From Anglo-Norman pé de grue, a variant of Old French pié de gru (“foot of a crane”), from Latin pes (“foot”) + grus (“crane”).
Synonyms
ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, stemma, stock, thoroughbred
Scrabble Score: 12
pedigree: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpedigree: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pedigree: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary