pedigree 2 BrE AmE British English , ped‧i‧greed /ˈpedəɡriːd, ˈpedɪɡriːd/ American English adjective [only before noun]
a pedigree animal comes from a family that has been recorded for a long time and is considered to be of a very good ↑ breed :
a pedigree greyhound
⇨ ↑ purebred , ↑ thoroughbred