'Patrimonial' definitions:

Definition of 'patrimonial'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition" [syn: ancestral, hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible]

Definition of 'Patrimonial'

From: GCIDE
  • Patrimonial \Pat`ri*mo"ni*al\, a. [L. patrimonialis: cf. F. patrimonial.] Of or pertaining to a patrimony; inherited from ancestors; as, a patrimonial estate. [1913 Webster]

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