patrimony

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patrimony

/ˈpat.ɹɪ.mə.ni/ UK
/ˈpæt.ɹɪˌmoʊ.ni/ US

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From earlier patrimoyne, from patremoyne, from Middle French patrimoine/patremoine, semilearned borrowing from Latin patrimōnium, from pater (“father”) + -mōnium (“state, condition”). First attested in 1513. By surface analysis, patri- + -mony. Compare matrimony.

Displaced native Old English fæderġestrēon.

noun patrimonies

A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any male ancestor. The museum holds an important part of the country's cultural patrimony.
Similar: heirloom
Formerly, a church estate or endowment.

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noun inheritance from one's ancestor

Español	patrimonio
Português	património, patrimônio
Français	patrimoine
Deutsch	Patrimonium
Italiano	patrimonio
Ελληνικά	κληρονομιά klironomiá, πατριμόνιο património
Русский	насле́дство naslédstvo, во́тчина vótčina, насле́дие naslédije

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@misc{patrimony_2026,
  title = {patrimony},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/patrimony},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}