n.1 (often attrib.) a recorded line of descent of a person or esp. a pure-bred domestic or pet animal.
2 the derivation of a word.
3 a genealogical table.
4 colloq. the 'life history' of a person, thing, idea, etc.
Derivatives:
pedigreed adj.
Etymology: ME pedegru etc. f. AF f. OF pie de grue (unrecorded) crane's foot, a mark denoting succession in pedigrees