patrimony

English

Etymology

First attested in 1513. From patrimoyne, from patremoyne, from Middle French patrimoine/patremoine, from Latin patrimōnium, from pater (“father”) + -mōnium (“state, condition”).

Noun

patrimony (plural patrimonies)

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

Synonyms

• (inheritance from one's ancestor): heirloom

Translations

inheritance from one's ancestor

• Catalan: patrimoni (ca) m
• Finnish: isänperintö (fi), perintö (fi)

• German: Patrimonium (de) n
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: очевина f

  Roman: òčevina (sh) f

• Turkish: miras (tr)