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patrimony::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | birthright |
| Type of | heritage, inheritance |
| Derivation | patrimonial |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | endowment, endowment fund |
Examples of patrimony
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It may not have time to flog much of this patrimony before it goes to the polls.
From the economist.com
Protecting that patrimony is the nation's task, one Congress should never ignore.
From the denverpost.com
In 1142-1148 his sons divided its patrimony, creating different feudal dynasties.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This rich patrimony forms the core asset of the state's Permanent School Fund.
From the chron.com
Instead, he gave his patrimony to charity and took the vows of the Capuchin order.
From the time.com
They also survived the other braches and inherited the whole German patrimony.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Rocha hopes he has halted the hemorrhaging of Brasilia's furniture patrimony.
From the online.wsj.com
To make matters worse, a bloated state bureaucracy runs Italy's cultural patrimony.
From the economist.com
Tunisia's archaeological patrimony has never been so impressively open for business.
From the independent.co.uk
- A church endowment
- Birthright: an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
- Patrimony (2007) is a science fiction novel by Alan Dean Foster. The book is the thirteenth chronologically in the Pip and Flinx series.
- A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor; Formerly, a church estate or endowment
- An inheritance derived from the deceased father's estate.
- 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.
