Patrimony — may refer to:* Property or other legal entitlements inherited from (or through) one s father, especially if it has been handed down through generations in the same family, birthright. * The sum total of all personal and real entitlements,… … Wikipedia
patrimony — pat‧ri‧mo‧ny [ˈpætrməni ǁ moʊni] noun [uncountable] LAW property, goods etc that are passed through a family or nation over a very long period of time; = INHERITANCE: • Under the service contract, any oil found remains the exclusive patrimony of … Financial and business terms
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
patrimony — (n.) mid 14c., property of the Church, also spiritual legacy of Christ, from O.Fr. patrimonie (12c.), from L. patrimonium a paternal estate, inheritance, from pater (gen. patris) father (see FATHER (Cf. father) (n.)) + monium, suffix signifying… … Etymology dictionary
patrimony — *heritage, inheritance, birthright … New Dictionary of Synonyms
patrimony — ► NOUN (pl. patrimonies) 1) property inherited from one s father or male ancestor. 2) heritage. ORIGIN Latin patrimonium, from pater father … English terms dictionary
patrimony — [pa′trə mō΄nē] n. pl. patrimonies [ME patrimoigne < OFr patrimoine < L patrimonium < pater,FATHER + monium, MONY] 1. property inherited from one s father or ancestors 2. property endowed to an institution, as a church 3. anything… … English World dictionary
patrimony — [[t]pæ̱trɪməni, AM moʊni[/t]] 1) N SING Someone s patrimony is the possessions that they have inherited from their father or ancestors. [FORMAL] I left my parents house, relinquished my estate and my patrimony. 2) N SING A country s patrimony is… … English dictionary
patrimony — /paetramaniy/ Such estate as has descended in the same family. Estates which have descended or been devised in a direct line from the father, and, by extension, from the mother or other ancestor. It has been held that the word is not necessarily… … Black's law dictionary
Patrimony of affectation — In the civil law tradition the patrimony of affectation is a patrimony, or legal entitlement, that can be divided for a purpose, as being distinct from the general patrimony of the person. It is similar to the common law concept of the trust in… … Wikipedia
