Definition of "pedigree" in English

noun

1. A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.

2. A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.

3. (uncountable) Good breeding or ancestry.

4. The history or provenance of an idea, custom etc.

5. The ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse.

adjective

1. Having a pedigree.

2. Purebred.

verb

1. (transitive) To determine the pedigree of (an animal).