patrimony

(păt'rə-mō'nē)
n., pl., -nies.

1. 1. An inheritance from a father or other ancestor.
   2. An inheritance or legacy; heritage.
2. An endowment or estate belonging to an institution, especially a church.

[Middle English, from Old French patrimoine, from Latin patrimōnium, from pater, patr-, father.]

patrimonial pat'ri·mo'ni·al adj.
patrimonially pat'ri·mo'ni·al·ly adv.

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noun

Any special privilege accorded a firstborn: birthright, heritage, inheritance, legacy. See owned/unowned.

For a list of words related to patrimony, see:

• Kinship and Ancestry - patrimony: anything derived from one’s father, esp. an estate; heritage
• Upbringing and Development - patrimony: estate inherited from father; anything derived from one’s father

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fædrene arv

Nederlands (Dutch)
vaderlijk erfdeel, vermogen, cultureel erfgoed, kerkgoed, patrimonium

Français (French)
n. - patrimoine

Deutsch (German)
n. - väterliches Erbe, Vermögen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πατρική κληρονομιά, (τα) πατρογονικά

Italiano (Italian)
patrimonio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - patrimônio (m), fortuna (f)

Русский (Russian)
наследство, наследственная черта

Español (Spanish)
n. - patrimonio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fädernearv

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
继承的遗产, 教会的财产, 祖产, 继承之事物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 繼承的遺產, 教會的財產, 祖產, 繼承之事物

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 세습 재산, 유전, 교회 기본 재산

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 世襲財産, 遺産, 基本財産

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إرث, تراث, ميراث, أوقاف كنيسه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ירושה, עיזבון, נכס שהוקדש לכנסייה‬

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