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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

   Scrabble Points: 16

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