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Pedigree : adj : having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred
animal [syn: pedigree(a), pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded,
thoroughbred]
(noun)
1: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has
been warriors" [syn: lineage, line, line of descent,
descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, ancestry,
origin, parentage, stemma, stock]
2: line of descent of a pure-bred animal
3: ancestry of a purebred animal [syn: bloodline]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Pedigree : \Ped"i*gree\, n. [Of unknown origin; possibly fr. F.
par degr['e]s by degrees, -- for a pedigree is properly a
genealogical table which records the relationship of families
by degrees; or, perh., fr. F. pied de grue crane's foot, from
the shape of the heraldic genealogical trees.]
1. A line of ancestors; descent; lineage; genealogy; a
register or record of a line of ancestors.
Alterations of surnames . . . have obscured the
truth of our pedigrees. --Camden.
His vanity labored to contrive us a pedigree.
--Milton.
I am no herald to inquire of men's pedigrees. --Sir
P. Sidney.
The Jews preserved the pedigrees of their tribes.
--Atterbury.
2. (Stock Breeding) A record of the lineage or strain of an
animal, as of a horse.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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PEDIGREE, descents. A succession of degrees from the origin; it is the state
of the family as far as regards the relationship of the different members,
their births, marriages and deaths; this term is applied to persons or
families, who trace their origin or descent.
2. On account of the difficulty of proving in the ordinary manner by
living witnesses, facts which occurred in remote times, hearsay evidence
(q.v.) has been admitted to prove a pedigree. 1 Phil. Ev. 186; 1 Stark. Ev.
55; 10 Serg. & Rawle, 383; 2 Supp. to Ves. jr. 110; 8 Com. Dig. 583 1 Pet.
337; 6 Pet., 81; 13 Pet. 209 1 Wheat. 6; 3 Wash. C. C. R. 243; 4
Wash.C.C.R.186; 3Bouv.Inst.n. 3067. Vide Descent; Line.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Pedigree : Pedigree: In medicine, a family health history diagrammed with a set of international symbols to indicate the individuals in the family, their relationships to one another, those with a
disease, etc.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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