ancestry vs pedigree

ancestry

noun
  • Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent. 

  • A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent. 

pedigree

noun
  • A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage. 

  • A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding. 

  • The history or provenance of an idea, custom etc. 

  • The ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse. 

  • Good breeding or ancestry. 

adj
  • Having a pedigree. 

  • Purebred. 

verb
  • To determine the pedigree of (an animal). 

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