Associations to the word «Patrimonial»

Wiktionary

PATRIMONIAL, adjective. Of or pertaining to patrimony
PATRIMONIAL, adjective. Legally inherited from one or more ancestors

Dictionary definition

PATRIMONIAL, adjective. Inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition".

Wise words

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