heirloom

Signification (Anglais)

1. A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.
2. An old crop variety that has been passed down through generations of farmers by seed saving and cultivation, in contrast to modern cultivars used in large-scale agriculture.

Concepts

héritage

patrimoine

hérédité

biens de famille

trésors familiaux

hoirie

bijou de famille

legs

succession

Synonymes

inheritance

heritage

legacy

belongings

bequest

berry

bollocks

cobblers

hand-me-down

heirdom

heirship

hereditament

land

last resort

nutmeg

patrimony

pills

testicle

will

ballocks

trump card

family tradition

goolie

gooly

antique

knackers

artifact

balls

Traductions

Erbstück

herencia

reliquia de familia

erfenis

erfstuk

herança

οικογενειακό κειμήλιο

cimelio di famiglia

κληρονόμημα

κληρονομιά

Erbschaft

patrimonio

Erbe

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɛə.luːm/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: heirlome

In summary

Inherited from Middle English heirlome (“heirloom”, literally “a tool or article passed to one's heirs”), equivalent to heir + loom.