pedigree — [ pedigre ] n. m. • 1828; mot angl., de l a. fr. pié de grue « marque formée de trois traits » 1 ♦ Extrait du livre généalogique d un animal de race pure. Établir le pedigree d un chien de luxe. 2 ♦ (Personnes) Iron. Généalogie. Il est très fier… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Pedigree — Ped i*gree, n. [Of unknown origin; possibly fr. F. par degr[ e]s by degrees, for a pedigree is properly a genealogical table which records the relationship of families by degrees; or, perh., fr. F. pied de grue crane s foot, from the shape of the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pedigree Dogs Exposed — Ein Irish Red and White Setter, eine von nur zwei KC Rassen mit obligatorischem Gesundheitstest … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pedigree chart — A Pedigree Chart is a chart which tells someone all of the known phenotypes for an organism and its ancestors, most commonly humans, show dogs, and race horses.The word pedigree is a corruption of the French pied de grue or crane s foot, because… … Wikipedia
pedigree — noun Etymology: Middle English pedegru, from Anglo French pé de grue, literally, crane s foot; from the shape made by the lines of a genealogical chart Date: 15th century 1. a register recording a line of ancestors 2. a. an ancestral line ;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pedigree — /pedagriy/ Lineage, descent, and succession of families; line of ancestors from which a person descends; genealogy. An account or register of a line of ancestors. Family relationship. Evidence. The pedigree exception to hearsay rule allows… … Black's law dictionary
pedigree — Synonyms and related words: Almanach de Gotha, Red Book, Royal Kalendar, Social Register, Stammbaum, ancestry, birth, blood, bloodline, blue book, derivation, descent, directory, extraction, family, family tree, full blooded, genealogical tree,… … Moby Thesaurus
John Maitland, 5th Earl of Lauderdale — John Maitland (later Lauder), 5th Earl of Lauderdale, 1st Baronet, (1655 August 30, 1710, both at Haltoun House, nr.Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland), was the second son of Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale, and succeeded his elder brother… … Wikipedia
Peregrine Maitland — Sir Peregrine Maitland, KCB, GCB (July 6, 1777 ndash; May 30, 1854) was a British soldier and colonial administrator who played first class cricket from 1798 to 1808. Born at Long Parish House, Hurstbourne, Hampshire, the eldest of five sons of… … Wikipedia
Just A Game Handicap — The Just A Game Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses open to fillies and mares age three and up willing to race the distance of one mile on the turf. Held each June at Belmont Park, the Just A Game is a Grade I event offering a purse of… … Wikipedia
