Pedigree vs. Reputation

Pedigreenoun

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

Reputationnoun

What somebody is known for.

Pedigreenoun

A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.

Reputationnoun

The estimation in which one is held; character in public opinion; the character attributed to a person, thing, or action; repute.

‘The best evidence of reputation is a man's whole life.’;

Pedigreenoun

(uncountable) Good breeding or ancestry.

Reputationnoun

The character imputed to a person in the community in which he lives. It is admissible in evidence when he puts his character in issue, or when such reputation is otherwise part of the issue of a case.

Pedigreenoun

The history or provenance of an idea, custom etc.

Reputationnoun

Specifically: Good reputation; favorable regard; public esteem; general credit; good name.

‘I see my reputation is at stake.’; ‘The security of his reputation or good name.’;

Pedigreenoun

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

Reputationnoun

Account; value.

‘[/Christ] made himself of no reputation.’;

Pedigreeadjective

Having a pedigree.

Reputationnoun

the state of being held in high esteem and honor

Pedigreeadjective

Purebred.

Reputationnoun

notoriety for some particular characteristic;

‘his reputation for promiscuity’;

Pedigreeverb

(transitive) To determine the pedigree of (an animal).

Reputationnoun

the general estimation that the public has for a person;

‘he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing’; ‘he was a person of bad report’;

Pedigreenoun

A line of ancestors; descent; lineage; genealogy; a register or record of a line of ancestors.

‘Alterations of surnames . . . have obscured the truth of our pedigrees.’; ‘His vanity labored to contrive us a pedigree.’; ‘I am no herald to inquire of men's pedigrees.’; ‘The Jews preserved the pedigrees of their tribes.’;

Reputationnoun

the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something

‘his reputation was tarnished by allegations of bribery’;

Pedigreenoun

A record of the lineage or strain of an animal, as of a horse.

Reputationnoun

a widespread belief that someone or something has a particular characteristic

‘his knowledge of his subject earned him a reputation as an expert’;

Pedigreenoun

the descendants of one individual;

‘his entire lineage has been warriors’;

Reputation

The reputation of a social entity (a person, a social group, an organization, or a place) is an opinion about that entity typically as a result of social evaluation on a set of criteria, such as behaviour or performance.Reputation is a ubiquitous, spontaneous, and highly efficient mechanism of social control in natural societies. It is a subject of study in social, management, and technological sciences.

Pedigreenoun

line of descent of a pure-bred animal

Pedigreenoun

ancestry of a purebred animal

Pedigreeadjective

having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal