pat·ri·mo·ny (p t r -m  n )n. pl. pat·ri·mo·nies 1. a. An inheritance from a father or other ancestor. b. An inheritance or legacy; heritage. 2. An endowment or estate belonging to an institution, especially a church. [Middle English, from Old French patrimoine, from Latin patrim nium, from pater, patr-, father; see pter- in Indo-European roots.]pat ri·moni·al adj.pat ri·moni·al·ly adv. |
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| Adj. | 1. |  patrimonial - inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition"law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" heritable, inheritable - capable of being inherited; "inheritable traits such as eye color"; "an inheritable title" |
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