Definition of pedigree in English:

pedigree

noun ˈpɛdɪɡriːˈpɛdəˌɡri

1The record of descent of an animal, showing it to be pure-bred.
（动物的）（纯种）系谱，谱系
they are looking for animals with pedigrees
mass noun a spaniel of distinguished pedigree
Example sentencesExamples
- He came from a youngish pedigree, the first foal of an unraced mare.
- In addition, the Anatolian prevails without benefit of a breed name, much less records or pedigrees, in its native land.
- Leah spends many hours researching pedigrees and racing records for the long-term goals she and Don have set for the Ford Thoroughbreds.
- The American Border Collie Association will record this information, as well as eye certification, on pedigrees.
- Written records go back to the 19th century and the Highland Cattle Herd Book, first published in 1885, lists pedigrees since that time.
- Twenty such pedigrees could be identified for a total of 941 animals.
- The American Kennel Club incorporates CERF numbers on registration papers and certified pedigrees.
- The pedigree of each animal in the study was traced back as far as known.
- For most animal shows the animal has to have a pedigree as a purebred.
- Livestock are individuals with well-remembered pedigrees, not mere statistics.
- The pedigree of the genotyped animals was traced back for five generations.
- All cattle included in the study had pedigrees traceable to paternal and maternal grandparents.
- The recorded pedigree had complex relationships between individuals because of random mating and selection.
- Cattle purchased from Holland were used to improve English cattle in the eastern counties, and the recording of pedigrees began.
- Obviously, the implementation of a successful breeding program will require correct pedigrees.
- ‘In doing this they get to know the animals, their pedigrees and so on, as they need to have that kind of information for the competition,’ he commented.
- Most of the houses would also have several dogs, who were very often pure bred, with their pedigrees running back for decades.
- There are meticulously maintained Shih Tzu breeding records and pedigrees for more than 50 years as well.
- The Rock has a track record and a pedigree that will attract much business to Coolmore's stables.
- Four-sided conformation photos, training videos, and catalog-style pedigrees will be featured.
1. 1.1 A pure-bred animal.
  〈非正式〉纯种动物
  Example sentencesExamples
  And these hounds have been born and bred as pedigrees for 200 years - if you take them out to drag hunt, they are guaranteed to chase a fox if they find one.
  He was a stallion pedigree, physically superior, and proved the point.
  Acceptance of the calf as a pedigree will be acknowledged by the respective breed society once the necessary requirements for that society have been met.
  He developed his knowledge of horse pedigrees through the family business of breeding mares at their home in Fermoy, Co Cork.
2The recorded ancestry or lineage of a person or family.
（尤指某人或家族祖先为上层人物的）家谱，系谱；名门世系
with a pedigree equal to many of the gentry
mass noun the debate about pedigree and family fortunes
Example sentencesExamples
- The ideal candidate would have a royal lineage and pedigree which would enhance the position of the upstart Pahlavi monarchy, as well as political connections which would help Iran's power in the region.
- New Delhi has enshrined performance and effectiveness as more important measures of human worth than family name or pedigree.
- I place the qualifier in the last sentence because the biggest trick, or illusion, or the tallest story fed to the human is the one of ancestry and pedigree.
- Farmer Robert Cunyngham Brown is a grey-haired countryman who owns both Graveland and Otterswick and has a family pedigree on the island that stretches back hundreds of years.
- His method was to ask about their history, their pedigree, what he called their genealogy.
- Moreover, pedigrees, by which dynastic links could be checked, do not exist for all the families of all his beneficiaries.
- It was obligatory to establish a family pedigree, going back at least several generations.
- Authors of county histories devoted much space to pedigrees of families, since this would induce the gentry to subscribe to their volumes.
- A complete clinical assessment, family history and pedigrees were all recorded in special case proformas.
- Equally important is his stress on what he describes as ‘the genealogical imagination’ which typified an age obsessed by pedigree and ancestry.
- Some parents wanted to concentrate their flagging energies upon their other healthy children; others wanted to remove any taint which might affect the purity of their family pedigree.
- Many Welsh pedigrees assign existing families a Roman ancestor in the person of some official who lived in the period between the departure of the legions and the Saxon conquest.
Synonyms
ancestry, descent, lineage, line, line of descent, genealogy, family tree, extraction, derivation, origin, heritage, parentage, paternity, birth, family, dynasty, house, race, strain, stock, breed, blood, bloodline, history, background, roots
rare stirps, filiation, stemma
1. 2.1 The history or provenance of a person or thing, especially as conferring distinction.
  （尤指人或物具有特点或特征的）谱系，血统；出身背景
  the scheme has a long pedigree
  Example sentencesExamples
  Few castles can boast the historic pedigree of Cathcart, which dates back to the days of Sir Alan Cathcart, a knight who served with Robert the Bruce.
  The history, and pedigree, of Madrid is unrivalled in world football.
  He's a Catholic conservative, with a distinctive intellectual pedigree.
  All words have etymologies and all ideas have pedigrees.
  Despite its historical pedigree, the spartan bunker, home to the government in times of national emergency, has been deemed too old-fashioned.
  Given the distinguished pedigree of the current collection, jewelry historians and collectors should await new arrivals with eager anticipation.
  And they have bought a new £14 million striker with a proven pedigree for scoring goals.
  And it is not surprising, considering the pedigree of both authors.
  The word ‘society’ has a long pedigree in Scottish political history.
  The team have confirmed that the Belgian will be part of the team for the race and, his previous pedigree in the sprints ought to see him come away with at least one stage win.
  It's a great story, told by an author of proven pedigree.
  More than historical pedigree or source credibility, I evaluate how it is presented.
  The company has an excellent pedigree, with many residential and commercial developments forming their impressive portfolio.
  Yet a third commercial rocket is being marketed from Russia, and this one has an historic pedigree.
  Despite its pedigree, the company spluttered through its first two years.
  In other words, the validity of a viewpoint seemed to hinge on the author's pedigree rather than on the cogency if his argument.
  Such beacons have an historical pedigree and were once lit to warn of imminent danger.
  The rooms are tiny, but most have frescoed or coffered ceilings, and it has plenty of historical pedigree - Hans Christian Anderson lived and worked here in the mid 19th century.
  We have a proven pedigree because of our retailing backgrounds.
  The two British companies which are separated by 36 miles, both have distinguished pedigrees in their respective spheres.
  Synonyms
  origin, place of origin
2. 2.2 A genealogical table.
  系谱表
  my host showed me his family pedigree
  Example sentencesExamples
  A family tree or a pedigree is a diagram of the members of your extended family.
  In the early eleventh century one branch of the powerful ÓNéill family drew up a pedigree that traced its descent for twenty generations.
  As a primary example, collection of family history and construction of pedigrees is a common activity in genetics curricula.
  For these reasons it is logical to consider drawing a pedigree when asking about family illnesses.

adjective ˈpɛdɪɡriː

British

(of an animal) pure-bred.
pedigree cats
纯种猫。
Example sentencesExamples
- Crufts is the biggest dog show in the world featuring around 20,000 top pedigree dogs all competing to achieve the title of Best in Show.
- Burglars hurled pedigree puppies out of the window during a raid on a house in Salford.
- It was the same evening that her father's pedigree sheep were being taken to the voluntary cull.
- The first phase of the plan, launched by DEFRA in July, was for pedigree sheep breeders.
- In a pioneering study there, solar-powered electric fences are used to surround maternity pastures where expensive, pedigree calves are born.
- The court was told Holloway has been involved in farming for 17 years and has built up two herds of rare pedigree cows.
- Organised gangs are stealing pedigree dogs of all breeds from homes across the country and the dognapping crime is on the increase.
- A litter of week-old pedigree puppies were ritually sacrificed so that their silky soft, pure-white hides could be sewn together to line each shoe.
- We have been breeding pedigree sheep in the Lowton areas for some 20 years.
- She has gained work experience in a veterinary centre and is interested in breeding pedigree dogs.
- Every type of pedigree dog registered with the Kennel Club is represented.
- Gangs are stealing pedigree dogs for sale in Ireland and abroad.
- This has come as very good news to all who breed and show at agriculture shows and pedigree sheep sales.
- The gang is targeting pedigree dogs who have tags with their name and telephone numbers.
- Anyone with knowledge of livestock and pedigree cattle will appreciate their true value.
- A substantial reward has been offered for the safe return of a rare pedigree dog which was stolen in Bradford.
- ‘The sooner it is out of sight the better,’ he said, surveying his dead cows and calves, and the remains of his four prized pedigree bulls.
- There was a special companion dog show as well as sections for pedigree dogs and novelty categories.
- In his spare time he was a dedicated horticulturist and he bred pedigree dogs.
- He then sold all his livestock and replaced them with four breeds of pedigree cattle.
Synonyms
pure-bred, thoroughbred, pure, pure-blooded, full-blooded

Derivatives

pedigreed

adjective ˈpɛdɪɡriːdˈpɛdəˌɡrid

In 1944 The Kennel Club admitted the cavalier King Charles spaniel to the ranks of officially recognized pedigreed dogs.
Example sentencesExamples
- Because they are pound dogs they are not really pedigreed, but the hunting breeds are good.
- You also very recently acquired a very uncooperative pedigreed Siamese cat.
- Rogue employees have stolen and sold data from the most pedigreed blue chip companies.
- Sam is a 14-year-old pedigreed Chinese crested and, unsurprisingly, has won the contest three times in a row.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French pé de grue 'crane's foot', a mark used to denote succession in pedigrees.

In medieval manuscripts a mark consisting of three curved lines was used to indicate a person's family descent or succession. People saw a resemblance between this mark and the claw or track of a crane, and called it ‘a crane's foot’—pé de grue in the French spoken by the descendants of Norman settlers in England. The name, which became pedigree, then came to refer to a family tree, and from that to a person's or, from the early 17th century, animal's lineage or descent.

Definition of pedigree in US English:

pedigree

nounˈpedəˌɡrēˈpɛdəˌɡri

1The record of descent of an animal, showing it to be purebred.
（动物的）（纯种）系谱，谱系
Example sentencesExamples
- The Rock has a track record and a pedigree that will attract much business to Coolmore's stables.
- The recorded pedigree had complex relationships between individuals because of random mating and selection.
- There are meticulously maintained Shih Tzu breeding records and pedigrees for more than 50 years as well.
- The American Border Collie Association will record this information, as well as eye certification, on pedigrees.
- Four-sided conformation photos, training videos, and catalog-style pedigrees will be featured.
- All cattle included in the study had pedigrees traceable to paternal and maternal grandparents.
- In addition, the Anatolian prevails without benefit of a breed name, much less records or pedigrees, in its native land.
- He came from a youngish pedigree, the first foal of an unraced mare.
- The pedigree of the genotyped animals was traced back for five generations.
- The American Kennel Club incorporates CERF numbers on registration papers and certified pedigrees.
- Most of the houses would also have several dogs, who were very often pure bred, with their pedigrees running back for decades.
- Obviously, the implementation of a successful breeding program will require correct pedigrees.
- Written records go back to the 19th century and the Highland Cattle Herd Book, first published in 1885, lists pedigrees since that time.
- The pedigree of each animal in the study was traced back as far as known.
- Cattle purchased from Holland were used to improve English cattle in the eastern counties, and the recording of pedigrees began.
- Leah spends many hours researching pedigrees and racing records for the long-term goals she and Don have set for the Ford Thoroughbreds.
- ‘In doing this they get to know the animals, their pedigrees and so on, as they need to have that kind of information for the competition,’ he commented.
- For most animal shows the animal has to have a pedigree as a purebred.
- Twenty such pedigrees could be identified for a total of 941 animals.
- Livestock are individuals with well-remembered pedigrees, not mere statistics.
1. 1.1 A purebred animal.
  〈非正式〉纯种动物
  Example sentencesExamples
  Acceptance of the calf as a pedigree will be acknowledged by the respective breed society once the necessary requirements for that society have been met.
  He was a stallion pedigree, physically superior, and proved the point.
  And these hounds have been born and bred as pedigrees for 200 years - if you take them out to drag hunt, they are guaranteed to chase a fox if they find one.
  He developed his knowledge of horse pedigrees through the family business of breeding mares at their home in Fermoy, Co Cork.
2The recorded ancestry, especially upper-class ancestry, of a person or family.
（尤指某人或家族祖先为上层人物的）家谱，系谱；名门世系
Example sentencesExamples
- A complete clinical assessment, family history and pedigrees were all recorded in special case proformas.
- Authors of county histories devoted much space to pedigrees of families, since this would induce the gentry to subscribe to their volumes.
- Many Welsh pedigrees assign existing families a Roman ancestor in the person of some official who lived in the period between the departure of the legions and the Saxon conquest.
- Farmer Robert Cunyngham Brown is a grey-haired countryman who owns both Graveland and Otterswick and has a family pedigree on the island that stretches back hundreds of years.
- The ideal candidate would have a royal lineage and pedigree which would enhance the position of the upstart Pahlavi monarchy, as well as political connections which would help Iran's power in the region.
- New Delhi has enshrined performance and effectiveness as more important measures of human worth than family name or pedigree.
- Some parents wanted to concentrate their flagging energies upon their other healthy children; others wanted to remove any taint which might affect the purity of their family pedigree.
- Moreover, pedigrees, by which dynastic links could be checked, do not exist for all the families of all his beneficiaries.
- I place the qualifier in the last sentence because the biggest trick, or illusion, or the tallest story fed to the human is the one of ancestry and pedigree.
- Equally important is his stress on what he describes as ‘the genealogical imagination’ which typified an age obsessed by pedigree and ancestry.
- It was obligatory to establish a family pedigree, going back at least several generations.
- His method was to ask about their history, their pedigree, what he called their genealogy.
Synonyms
ancestry, descent, lineage, line, line of descent, genealogy, family tree, extraction, derivation, origin, heritage, parentage, paternity, birth, family, dynasty, house, race, strain, stock, breed, blood, bloodline, history, background, roots
1. 2.1 The background or history of a person or thing, especially as conferring distinction or quality.
  （尤指人或物具有特点或特征的）谱系，血统；出身背景
  Example sentencesExamples
  In other words, the validity of a viewpoint seemed to hinge on the author's pedigree rather than on the cogency if his argument.
  It's a great story, told by an author of proven pedigree.
  He's a Catholic conservative, with a distinctive intellectual pedigree.
  Such beacons have an historical pedigree and were once lit to warn of imminent danger.
  And they have bought a new £14 million striker with a proven pedigree for scoring goals.
  We have a proven pedigree because of our retailing backgrounds.
  The rooms are tiny, but most have frescoed or coffered ceilings, and it has plenty of historical pedigree - Hans Christian Anderson lived and worked here in the mid 19th century.
  Yet a third commercial rocket is being marketed from Russia, and this one has an historic pedigree.
  Despite its pedigree, the company spluttered through its first two years.
  The two British companies which are separated by 36 miles, both have distinguished pedigrees in their respective spheres.
  The word ‘society’ has a long pedigree in Scottish political history.
  The company has an excellent pedigree, with many residential and commercial developments forming their impressive portfolio.
  Few castles can boast the historic pedigree of Cathcart, which dates back to the days of Sir Alan Cathcart, a knight who served with Robert the Bruce.
  All words have etymologies and all ideas have pedigrees.
  Despite its historical pedigree, the spartan bunker, home to the government in times of national emergency, has been deemed too old-fashioned.
  The history, and pedigree, of Madrid is unrivalled in world football.
  And it is not surprising, considering the pedigree of both authors.
  The team have confirmed that the Belgian will be part of the team for the race and, his previous pedigree in the sprints ought to see him come away with at least one stage win.
  Given the distinguished pedigree of the current collection, jewelry historians and collectors should await new arrivals with eager anticipation.
  More than historical pedigree or source credibility, I evaluate how it is presented.
  Synonyms
  origin, place of origin
2. 2.2 A genealogical table.
  系谱表
  Example sentencesExamples
  A family tree or a pedigree is a diagram of the members of your extended family.
  For these reasons it is logical to consider drawing a pedigree when asking about family illnesses.
  As a primary example, collection of family history and construction of pedigrees is a common activity in genetics curricula.
  In the early eleventh century one branch of the powerful ÓNéill family drew up a pedigree that traced its descent for twenty generations.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French pé de grue ‘crane's foot’, a mark used to denote succession in pedigrees.

单词	pedigree
释义	Definition of pedigree in English: pedigree noun ˈpɛdɪɡriːˈpɛdəˌɡri 1The record of descent of an animal, showing it to be pure-bred. （动物的）（纯种）系谱，谱系 they are looking for animals with pedigrees mass noun a spaniel of distinguished pedigree Example sentencesExamples He came from a youngish pedigree, the first foal of an unraced mare. In addition, the Anatolian prevails without benefit of a breed name, much less records or pedigrees, in its native land. Leah spends many hours researching pedigrees and racing records for the long-term goals she and Don have set for the Ford Thoroughbreds. The American Border Collie Association will record this information, as well as eye certification, on pedigrees. Written records go back to the 19th century and the Highland Cattle Herd Book, first published in 1885, lists pedigrees since that time. Twenty such pedigrees could be identified for a total of 941 animals. The American Kennel Club incorporates CERF numbers on registration papers and certified pedigrees. The pedigree of each animal in the study was traced back as far as known. For most animal shows the animal has to have a pedigree as a purebred. Livestock are individuals with well-remembered pedigrees, not mere statistics. The pedigree of the genotyped animals was traced back for five generations. All cattle included in the study had pedigrees traceable to paternal and maternal grandparents. The recorded pedigree had complex relationships between individuals because of random mating and selection. Cattle purchased from Holland were used to improve English cattle in the eastern counties, and the recording of pedigrees began. Obviously, the implementation of a successful breeding program will require correct pedigrees. ‘In doing this they get to know the animals, their pedigrees and so on, as they need to have that kind of information for the competition,’ he commented. Most of the houses would also have several dogs, who were very often pure bred, with their pedigrees running back for decades. There are meticulously maintained Shih Tzu breeding records and pedigrees for more than 50 years as well. The Rock has a track record and a pedigree that will attract much business to Coolmore's stables. Four-sided conformation photos, training videos, and catalog-style pedigrees will be featured. 1.1 A pure-bred animal. 〈非正式〉纯种动物 Example sentencesExamples And these hounds have been born and bred as pedigrees for 200 years - if you take them out to drag hunt, they are guaranteed to chase a fox if they find one. He was a stallion pedigree, physically superior, and proved the point. Acceptance of the calf as a pedigree will be acknowledged by the respective breed society once the necessary requirements for that society have been met. He developed his knowledge of horse pedigrees through the family business of breeding mares at their home in Fermoy, Co Cork. 2The recorded ancestry or lineage of a person or family. （尤指某人或家族祖先为上层人物的）家谱，系谱；名门世系 with a pedigree equal to many of the gentry mass noun the debate about pedigree and family fortunes Example sentencesExamples The ideal candidate would have a royal lineage and pedigree which would enhance the position of the upstart Pahlavi monarchy, as well as political connections which would help Iran's power in the region. New Delhi has enshrined performance and effectiveness as more important measures of human worth than family name or pedigree. I place the qualifier in the last sentence because the biggest trick, or illusion, or the tallest story fed to the human is the one of ancestry and pedigree. Farmer Robert Cunyngham Brown is a grey-haired countryman who owns both Graveland and Otterswick and has a family pedigree on the island that stretches back hundreds of years. His method was to ask about their history, their pedigree, what he called their genealogy. Moreover, pedigrees, by which dynastic links could be checked, do not exist for all the families of all his beneficiaries. It was obligatory to establish a family pedigree, going back at least several generations. Authors of county histories devoted much space to pedigrees of families, since this would induce the gentry to subscribe to their volumes. A complete clinical assessment, family history and pedigrees were all recorded in special case proformas. Equally important is his stress on what he describes as ‘the genealogical imagination’ which typified an age obsessed by pedigree and ancestry. Some parents wanted to concentrate their flagging energies upon their other healthy children; others wanted to remove any taint which might affect the purity of their family pedigree. Many Welsh pedigrees assign existing families a Roman ancestor in the person of some official who lived in the period between the departure of the legions and the Saxon conquest. Synonyms ancestry, descent, lineage, line, line of descent, genealogy, family tree, extraction, derivation, origin, heritage, parentage, paternity, birth, family, dynasty, house, race, strain, stock, breed, blood, bloodline, history, background, roots rare stirps, filiation, stemma 2.1 The history or provenance of a person or thing, especially as conferring distinction. （尤指人或物具有特点或特征的）谱系，血统；出身背景 the scheme has a long pedigree Example sentencesExamples Few castles can boast the historic pedigree of Cathcart, which dates back to the days of Sir Alan Cathcart, a knight who served with Robert the Bruce. The history, and pedigree, of Madrid is unrivalled in world football. He's a Catholic conservative, with a distinctive intellectual pedigree. All words have etymologies and all ideas have pedigrees. Despite its historical pedigree, the spartan bunker, home to the government in times of national emergency, has been deemed too old-fashioned. Given the distinguished pedigree of the current collection, jewelry historians and collectors should await new arrivals with eager anticipation. And they have bought a new £14 million striker with a proven pedigree for scoring goals. And it is not surprising, considering the pedigree of both authors. The word ‘society’ has a long pedigree in Scottish political history. The team have confirmed that the Belgian will be part of the team for the race and, his previous pedigree in the sprints ought to see him come away with at least one stage win. It's a great story, told by an author of proven pedigree. More than historical pedigree or source credibility, I evaluate how it is presented. The company has an excellent pedigree, with many residential and commercial developments forming their impressive portfolio. Yet a third commercial rocket is being marketed from Russia, and this one has an historic pedigree. Despite its pedigree, the company spluttered through its first two years. In other words, the validity of a viewpoint seemed to hinge on the author's pedigree rather than on the cogency if his argument. Such beacons have an historical pedigree and were once lit to warn of imminent danger. The rooms are tiny, but most have frescoed or coffered ceilings, and it has plenty of historical pedigree - Hans Christian Anderson lived and worked here in the mid 19th century. We have a proven pedigree because of our retailing backgrounds. The two British companies which are separated by 36 miles, both have distinguished pedigrees in their respective spheres. Synonyms origin, place of origin 2.2 A genealogical table. 系谱表 my host showed me his family pedigree Example sentencesExamples A family tree or a pedigree is a diagram of the members of your extended family. In the early eleventh century one branch of the powerful ÓNéill family drew up a pedigree that traced its descent for twenty generations. As a primary example, collection of family history and construction of pedigrees is a common activity in genetics curricula. For these reasons it is logical to consider drawing a pedigree when asking about family illnesses. adjective ˈpɛdɪɡriː British (of an animal) pure-bred. pedigree cats 纯种猫。 Example sentencesExamples Crufts is the biggest dog show in the world featuring around 20,000 top pedigree dogs all competing to achieve the title of Best in Show. Burglars hurled pedigree puppies out of the window during a raid on a house in Salford. It was the same evening that her father's pedigree sheep were being taken to the voluntary cull. The first phase of the plan, launched by DEFRA in July, was for pedigree sheep breeders. In a pioneering study there, solar-powered electric fences are used to surround maternity pastures where expensive, pedigree calves are born. The court was told Holloway has been involved in farming for 17 years and has built up two herds of rare pedigree cows. Organised gangs are stealing pedigree dogs of all breeds from homes across the country and the dognapping crime is on the increase. A litter of week-old pedigree puppies were ritually sacrificed so that their silky soft, pure-white hides could be sewn together to line each shoe. We have been breeding pedigree sheep in the Lowton areas for some 20 years. She has gained work experience in a veterinary centre and is interested in breeding pedigree dogs. Every type of pedigree dog registered with the Kennel Club is represented. Gangs are stealing pedigree dogs for sale in Ireland and abroad. This has come as very good news to all who breed and show at agriculture shows and pedigree sheep sales. The gang is targeting pedigree dogs who have tags with their name and telephone numbers. Anyone with knowledge of livestock and pedigree cattle will appreciate their true value. A substantial reward has been offered for the safe return of a rare pedigree dog which was stolen in Bradford. ‘The sooner it is out of sight the better,’ he said, surveying his dead cows and calves, and the remains of his four prized pedigree bulls. There was a special companion dog show as well as sections for pedigree dogs and novelty categories. In his spare time he was a dedicated horticulturist and he bred pedigree dogs. He then sold all his livestock and replaced them with four breeds of pedigree cattle. Synonyms pure-bred, thoroughbred, pure, pure-blooded, full-blooded Derivatives pedigreed adjective ˈpɛdɪɡriːdˈpɛdəˌɡrid In 1944 The Kennel Club admitted the cavalier King Charles spaniel to the ranks of officially recognized pedigreed dogs. Example sentencesExamples Because they are pound dogs they are not really pedigreed, but the hunting breeds are good. You also very recently acquired a very uncooperative pedigreed Siamese cat. Rogue employees have stolen and sold data from the most pedigreed blue chip companies. Sam is a 14-year-old pedigreed Chinese crested and, unsurprisingly, has won the contest three times in a row. Origin Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French pé de grue 'crane's foot', a mark used to denote succession in pedigrees. In medieval manuscripts a mark consisting of three curved lines was used to indicate a person's family descent or succession. People saw a resemblance between this mark and the claw or track of a crane, and called it ‘a crane's foot’—pé de grue in the French spoken by the descendants of Norman settlers in England. The name, which became pedigree, then came to refer to a family tree, and from that to a person's or, from the early 17th century, animal's lineage or descent. Definition of pedigree in US English: pedigree nounˈpedəˌɡrēˈpɛdəˌɡri 1The record of descent of an animal, showing it to be purebred. （动物的）（纯种）系谱，谱系 Example sentencesExamples The Rock has a track record and a pedigree that will attract much business to Coolmore's stables. The recorded pedigree had complex relationships between individuals because of random mating and selection. There are meticulously maintained Shih Tzu breeding records and pedigrees for more than 50 years as well. The American Border Collie Association will record this information, as well as eye certification, on pedigrees. Four-sided conformation photos, training videos, and catalog-style pedigrees will be featured. All cattle included in the study had pedigrees traceable to paternal and maternal grandparents. In addition, the Anatolian prevails without benefit of a breed name, much less records or pedigrees, in its native land. He came from a youngish pedigree, the first foal of an unraced mare. The pedigree of the genotyped animals was traced back for five generations. The American Kennel Club incorporates CERF numbers on registration papers and certified pedigrees. Most of the houses would also have several dogs, who were very often pure bred, with their pedigrees running back for decades. Obviously, the implementation of a successful breeding program will require correct pedigrees. Written records go back to the 19th century and the Highland Cattle Herd Book, first published in 1885, lists pedigrees since that time. The pedigree of each animal in the study was traced back as far as known. Cattle purchased from Holland were used to improve English cattle in the eastern counties, and the recording of pedigrees began. Leah spends many hours researching pedigrees and racing records for the long-term goals she and Don have set for the Ford Thoroughbreds. ‘In doing this they get to know the animals, their pedigrees and so on, as they need to have that kind of information for the competition,’ he commented. For most animal shows the animal has to have a pedigree as a purebred. Twenty such pedigrees could be identified for a total of 941 animals. Livestock are individuals with well-remembered pedigrees, not mere statistics. 1.1 A purebred animal. 〈非正式〉纯种动物 Example sentencesExamples Acceptance of the calf as a pedigree will be acknowledged by the respective breed society once the necessary requirements for that society have been met. He was a stallion pedigree, physically superior, and proved the point. And these hounds have been born and bred as pedigrees for 200 years - if you take them out to drag hunt, they are guaranteed to chase a fox if they find one. He developed his knowledge of horse pedigrees through the family business of breeding mares at their home in Fermoy, Co Cork. 2The recorded ancestry, especially upper-class ancestry, of a person or family. （尤指某人或家族祖先为上层人物的）家谱，系谱；名门世系 Example sentencesExamples A complete clinical assessment, family history and pedigrees were all recorded in special case proformas. Authors of county histories devoted much space to pedigrees of families, since this would induce the gentry to subscribe to their volumes. Many Welsh pedigrees assign existing families a Roman ancestor in the person of some official who lived in the period between the departure of the legions and the Saxon conquest. Farmer Robert Cunyngham Brown is a grey-haired countryman who owns both Graveland and Otterswick and has a family pedigree on the island that stretches back hundreds of years. The ideal candidate would have a royal lineage and pedigree which would enhance the position of the upstart Pahlavi monarchy, as well as political connections which would help Iran's power in the region. New Delhi has enshrined performance and effectiveness as more important measures of human worth than family name or pedigree. Some parents wanted to concentrate their flagging energies upon their other healthy children; others wanted to remove any taint which might affect the purity of their family pedigree. Moreover, pedigrees, by which dynastic links could be checked, do not exist for all the families of all his beneficiaries. I place the qualifier in the last sentence because the biggest trick, or illusion, or the tallest story fed to the human is the one of ancestry and pedigree. Equally important is his stress on what he describes as ‘the genealogical imagination’ which typified an age obsessed by pedigree and ancestry. It was obligatory to establish a family pedigree, going back at least several generations. His method was to ask about their history, their pedigree, what he called their genealogy. Synonyms ancestry, descent, lineage, line, line of descent, genealogy, family tree, extraction, derivation, origin, heritage, parentage, paternity, birth, family, dynasty, house, race, strain, stock, breed, blood, bloodline, history, background, roots 2.1 The background or history of a person or thing, especially as conferring distinction or quality. （尤指人或物具有特点或特征的）谱系，血统；出身背景 Example sentencesExamples In other words, the validity of a viewpoint seemed to hinge on the author's pedigree rather than on the cogency if his argument. It's a great story, told by an author of proven pedigree. He's a Catholic conservative, with a distinctive intellectual pedigree. Such beacons have an historical pedigree and were once lit to warn of imminent danger. And they have bought a new £14 million striker with a proven pedigree for scoring goals. We have a proven pedigree because of our retailing backgrounds. The rooms are tiny, but most have frescoed or coffered ceilings, and it has plenty of historical pedigree - Hans Christian Anderson lived and worked here in the mid 19th century. Yet a third commercial rocket is being marketed from Russia, and this one has an historic pedigree. Despite its pedigree, the company spluttered through its first two years. The two British companies which are separated by 36 miles, both have distinguished pedigrees in their respective spheres. The word ‘society’ has a long pedigree in Scottish political history. The company has an excellent pedigree, with many residential and commercial developments forming their impressive portfolio. Few castles can boast the historic pedigree of Cathcart, which dates back to the days of Sir Alan Cathcart, a knight who served with Robert the Bruce. All words have etymologies and all ideas have pedigrees. Despite its historical pedigree, the spartan bunker, home to the government in times of national emergency, has been deemed too old-fashioned. The history, and pedigree, of Madrid is unrivalled in world football. And it is not surprising, considering the pedigree of both authors. The team have confirmed that the Belgian will be part of the team for the race and, his previous pedigree in the sprints ought to see him come away with at least one stage win. Given the distinguished pedigree of the current collection, jewelry historians and collectors should await new arrivals with eager anticipation. More than historical pedigree or source credibility, I evaluate how it is presented. Synonyms origin, place of origin 2.2 A genealogical table. 系谱表 Example sentencesExamples A family tree or a pedigree is a diagram of the members of your extended family. For these reasons it is logical to consider drawing a pedigree when asking about family illnesses. As a primary example, collection of family history and construction of pedigrees is a common activity in genetics curricula. In the early eleventh century one branch of the powerful ÓNéill family drew up a pedigree that traced its descent for twenty generations. Origin Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French pé de grue ‘crane's foot’, a mark used to denote succession in pedigrees.
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