Thesaurus: patrimony

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1. n. A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor.
2. n. Formerly, a church estate or endowment.
3. n. a church endowment
4. n. an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
5. 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. 2. Formerly, a church estate or endowment. Shipley.
6. n:100 n. a church endowment