[
UK
/pˈɛdɪɡɹˌiː/
]
[ US /ˈpɛdəɡɹi/ ]
[ US /ˈpɛdəɡɹi/ ]
NOUN
-
the descendants of one individual
his entire lineage has been warriors - line of descent of a purebred animal
- ancestry of a purebred animal
ADJECTIVE
- having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
How To Use pedigree In A Sentence
- They have a smallholding in Devon which is home to a host of animals, including a flock of pedigree Black Welsh Mountain sheep.
- And yet here they are at the mecca of pedigree dogdom. Times, Sunday Times
- No doubt Mr Mutley is well aquatinted with the way dogs mate, having mounted the lady dog the chap dog turns around and then they commence to perform the filthy act facing away from each other, having smelt pedigree chum on a dogs breath I cant say that I blame them. Double Jeopardy
- He's a Catholic conservative, with a distinctive intellectual pedigree.
- While the warmbloods of France, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Hungary and other European countries have produced a number of good individuals, their pedigrees are riddled with recent Thoroughbred, Arabian and other outcrosses.
- Burglars hurled pedigree puppies out of the window during a raid on a house in Salford.
- Ready availability being the most precious of Prohibition virtues, gin was lifted above the historical pedigree that led Willa Cather to call it “the consolation of sailors and inebriate scrub-women.” LAST CALL
- Pedigree animals may incur big bills because of hereditary illnesses. The Sun
- Most of the early medieval saints were bishops, abbots, and abbesses with an impeccable social pedigree.
- His voice and manner suggested an aristocratic pedigree.