Associations to the word «Patrimony»

Wiktionary

PATRIMONY, noun. A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor.
PATRIMONY, noun. Formerly, a church estate or endowment.

Dictionary definition

PATRIMONY, noun. A church endowment.
PATRIMONY, noun. An inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture).

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