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HEIRLOOM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something that has been in a family for generations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("heirloom" is a kind of...):
heritage; inheritance (that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("heirloom" is a kind of...):
belongings; holding; property (something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Holonyms ("heirloom" is a part of...):
heritage; inheritance (that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner)
