# pedigree

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/ · frequency rank #18,392

## Definitions
1. A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.
2. A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.
3. Good breeding or ancestry.
4. The history or provenance of an idea, custom etc.
5. The ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse.

## 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”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`epdigree`, `pdeigree`, `peddigree`, `pedgiree`, `pedigere`, `pediggree`, `pedigre`, `pedigrree`, `pedirgee`, `peidgree`, `ppedigree`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pedigree