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PEDIGREE [5 records]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
DEF

A recorded portion of a horse ancestry.

CONT

[Volume I of the General Stud Book] purported to be nothing more than a collection of pedigrees of horses (with a view toward correcting "false and inaccurate" pedigrees but with no claim that it was free of error).

Key term(s)
  • certificate of origin
  • credentials

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Extrait du livre généalogique d'un animal de race pure.

CONT

On peut consulter le pedigree d'un cheval, dans lequel n'est identifiée qu'une partie de ses ancêtres (son ascendance).

Key term(s)
  • certificat d'origine

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
Key term(s)
  • certificado de raza pura
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Record 2 2015-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art History and Theory

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoire et théorie de l'art
OBS

d'une œuvre d'art.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Family Law (common law)
  • Law of Estates (common law)
DEF

Genealogy; lineage; account of descent. In proceedings with reference to the devolution of a deceased person's property, questions as to the relationship of the claimants are called questions of pedigree. (Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1340)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
  • Droit successoral (common law)
OBS

Ce terme est souvent accouplé à «family history»; on le trouve notamment dans la formule «matters of pedigree».

OBS

généalogie : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Zoology
  • Veterinary Medicine
DEF

A list of ancestry or genealogical register.

CONT

Pedigree information is very valuable in livestock breeding. ... A careful analysis of the pedigree may indicate the prolificacy, productiveness, and conformation of the animal and of its progeny.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zoologie
  • Médecine vétérinaire
DEF

Généalogie d'un animal domestique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Zoología
  • Medicina veterinaria
DEF

Conjunto de registros genealógicos de animales de una misma raza.

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Record 5 2007-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Numismatics
  • Coins and Bank Notes
DEF

An historical attachment to a coin. It often relates to its previous owner(s) because of his (their) own personal fame either within or outside the numismatic community. Usually, pedigrees increase the price of a coin beyond that of a similar non-pedigree example.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Numismatique
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque

Spanish

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