pedigree

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the descendants of one individual
  2. noun line of descent of a purebred animal
  3. noun ancestry of a purebred animal

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”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock

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