'Patrimony' definitions:
Definition of 'patrimony'
(from WordNet)
noun
A church endowment
noun
An inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) [syn: birthright, patrimony]
Definition of 'Patrimony'
From: GCIDE
- Patrimony \Pat"ri*mo*ny\, n.; pl. Patrimonies. [L. patrimonium, fr. pater father: cf. F. patrimoine. See Paternal.]
- 1. A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor. "'Reave the orphan of his patrimony." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Formerly, a church estate or endowment. --Shipley. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'patrimony'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bequeathal,
- bequest,
- birthright,
- borough-English,
- coheirship,
- coparcenary,
- entail,
- gavelkind,
- heirloom,
- heirship,
- hereditament,
- heritable,
- heritage,
- heritance,
- incorporeal hereditament,
- inheritance,
- law of succession,
- legacy,
- line of succession,
- mode of succession,
- postremogeniture,
- primogeniture,
- reversion,
- succession,
- ultimogeniture