pedigree
/ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/ noun C1- A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.
- A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.
- Good breeding or ancestry.
- The history or provenance of an idea, custom etc.
- The ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse.
Plural pedigrees
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I have a theory that the individual represents in his development the whole procession of his ancestors, and that such a sudden turn to good or evil stands for some strong influence which came into the line of his pedigree.
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