patrimony
11Patrimony 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… …
12Patrimony (novel) — infobox Book | name = Patrimony image caption = author = Alan Dean Foster country = United States language = English translator = cover artist = Robert Hunt genre = Science fiction novel publisher = Del Rey Books release date = October 30, 2007… …
13patrimony — noun Etymology: Middle English patrimoine, patrimonie, from Anglo French patremoine, from Latin patrimonium, from patr , pater father Date: 14th century 1. a. an estate inherited from one s father or ancestor b. anything derived from one s father …
14patrimony — patrimonial, adj. patrimonially, adv. /pa treuh moh nee/, n., pl. patrimonies. 1. an estate inherited from one s father or ancestors. 2. any quality, characteristic, etc., that is inherited; heritage. 3. the aggregate of one s property. 4. the… …
15patrimony — noun a) A right or estate inherited from ones father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor. b) Formerly, a church estate or endowment …
16patrimony — Synonyms and related words: bequeathal, bequest, birthright, borough English, coheirship, coparcenary, entail, gavelkind, heirloom, heirship, hereditament, heritable, heritage, heritance, incorporeal hereditament, inheritance, law of succession,… …
17patrimony — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. heritage, estate. See possession. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. inheritance, birthright, dowry, heritage; see gift 1 . See Synonym Study at heritage . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Any special privilege… …
18patrimony — pat|ri|mo|ny [ˈpætrıməni US mouni] n [singular, U] formal [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: patrimonie, from Latin patrimonium, from pater father ] property given to you after the death of your father, which was given to him by your grandfather …
19patrimony — pat|ri|mo|ny [ pætrı,mouni ] noun singular or uncount FORMAL 1. ) buildings, objects, or ideas that a society gets from the people who lived in the past: HERITAGE 2. ) possessions and property that someone gets from their father after he dies …
20patrimony — see PATRON …
