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PATRIMONY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
Synonyms:
birthright; patrimony
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("patrimony" 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)
Derivation:
patrimonial (inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A church endowment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("patrimony" is a kind of...):
endowment; endowment fund (the capital that provides income for an institution)
