patrimony

Meaning

1. A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any male ancestor.
2. Formerly, a church estate or endowment.

Synonyms

heritage

inheritance

legacy

bequest

birthright

estate

hangover

heirloom

hereditament

legacies

testament

estate of inheritance

country-seat

hereditary property

hereditary estate

ancestral lands

ancestry

votchina

barony

dower

endowment

fief

fiefdom

Translations

héritage

patrimônio

patrimonio

patrimonio

patrimoine

patrimoni

herencia

patrimonium

herança

boedel

πατρική κληρονομιά

erfdeel

património

κληρονομία

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpat.ɹɪ.mə.ni/

Etymology

First attested in 1513. From earlier patrimoyne, from patremoyne, from Middle French patrimoine/patremoine, semi-learned borrowing from Latin patrimōnium, from pater (“father”) + -mōnium (“state, condition”). By surface analysis, patri- + -mony. Compare matrimony.