Patrimony

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. An inheritance from a father or paternal ancestor.
  • noun. An inheritance or legacy; heritage.
  • noun. An endowment or estate belonging to an institution, especially a church.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A right or an estate inherited from one's ancestors; property falling to a person on the death of his father; heritage.
  • noun. A church estate or revenue; the endowment of a church or religious house.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor.
  • noun. Formerly, a church estate or endowment.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor.
  • noun. Formerly, a church estate or endowment.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
  • noun. a church endowment