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   patrimony

   /ˈpatrɪməni/

   noun

   • 1. property inherited from one's father or male ancestor: "owners refuse to part with their patrimony in the interests of agricultural development"
   • ▪ valued things passed down from previous generations; heritage: "an organization that saves the world's cultural patrimony by restoring historic buildings"
   • ▪ the estate or property belonging by ancient endowment or right to a church or other institution.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French patrimoine, from Latin patrimonium, from pater, patr- ‘father’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. patrimonial adjective

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   What is the meaning of the word patrimony?

   • Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word patrimony. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: patrimony(Noun) A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor.

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   What does patrimony mean in Canada?

   • Definition of Patrimony The Canada social science dictionary provides the following meaning of Patrimony: A right, a status or tangible asset inherited from a father or other ancestor. In principle, a patrimony may be inherited by either sex although the term is generally associated with patrilineal transmission of status, property and wealth.

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   What is a patrimony estate?

   • Patrimony Alternative Definition Any kind of property; such estate as has descended in the same family; estates which have descended or been devised in a direct line from the father, and, by extension, from the mother or other ancestor. The father’s duty to take care of his children. Swinb. Wills, pt. 3, § 18, note 31, p. 235.

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   What is an example of patrimony?

   • Something that's handed down from your father is an example of patrimony, like your name or your antique dining room table. Use the noun patrimony to describe an inheritance, especially if it comes from your father's side of the family through many generations. If your great-great-grandfather built the house you live in, it is your patrimony.

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   PATRIMONY definition: 1. the property that someone gets from their father after his death 2. the valuable objects…. Learn more.

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     PATRIMONY definicja: 1. the property that someone gets from...

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     PATRIMONY translate: patrimonio, patrimonio, patrimonio....

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   noun Word forms: plural -nies. 1. an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors. 2. any quality, characteristic, etc., that is inherited; heritage. 3. the aggregate of one's property. 4. the estate or endowment of a church, religious house, etc.

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   Use the noun patrimony to describe an inheritance, especially if it comes from your father's side of the family through many generations. If your great-great-grandfather built the house you live in, it is your patrimony.

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   PATRIMONY meaning: 1 : property that you receive from your father when he dies inheritance; 2 : things that are from the past heritage.