Patrimonial

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to a patrimony; inherited from an ancestor or ancestors: as, a patrimonial estate.
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  • adjective. Of or pertaining to a patrimony; inherited from ancestors.
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  • adjective. Of or pertaining to patrimony
  • adjective. Legally inherited from one or more ancestors
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  • adjective. inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
    • Word Usage
    "Instead, it strengthened what he calls "patrimonial capitalism"-a system in which the key determinant of success is how close you are to those in power."
    cross-reference
    hereditary jurisdiction  
    Equivalent
    heritable  inheritable  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Burgundian  Cortland  Nicaraguan  bicoastal  callable  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ancestral  hereditary  
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