heirloom

n.

1. A valued possession passed down in a family through succeeding generations.
2. An article of personal property included in an inherited estate.
3. A cultivar of a vegetable or fruit that is open-pollinated and is not grown widely for commercial purposes. An heirloom often exhibits a distinctive characteristic such as superior flavor or unusual coloration.

[Middle English heirlome : heir, heir; see heir + lome, implement; see loom².]

IN BRIEF: A valuable or valued article handed down in a family over the years.

An old photograph can be an important heirloom if it is labeled with a name and a date.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance

Meaning #2: something that has been in a family for generations

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - arvestykke, familiestykke

Nederlands (Dutch)
erfgoed, erfstuk

Français (French)
n. - (Jur) héritage

Deutsch (German)
n. - Erbstück

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - οικογενειακό κειμήλιο

Italiano (Italian)
oggetto di famiglia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bem (m) de família, objeto (m) de herança

Русский (Russian)
фамильная ценность, предмет личной собственности

Español (Spanish)
n. - reliquia o joya de familia, herencia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - släktklenod, arvegods

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
传家宝, 相传动产

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 傳家寶, 相傳動產

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 법정 상속 동산

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 法定相続動産, 先祖伝来の家財

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) متاع كلوحه زيتيه تمثل أحد الأسلاف ألخ ينتقل إلى الوريث كجزء لا يتجزأ من الارث, شئ ذو قيمه خاصه يورثه جيل إلى جيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ירושה, מטלטלים העוברים בירושה (מדור לדור)‬

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heirloom	Waterford Heirloom Twelve Days
Silver Arbor Oneida Heirloom	graco jayden heirloom bedside bassinet