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patrimonialenUK
pat·ri·mo·ny P0116000 (păt′rə-mō′nē)n. pl. pat·ri·mo·nies 1. a. An inheritance from a father or paternal ancestor.b. An inheritance or legacy; heritage.2. An endowment or estate belonging to an institution, especially a church.
[Middle English, from Old French patrimoine, from Latin patrimōnium, from pater, patr-, father; see pəter- in Indo-European roots.]
pat′ri·mo′ni·al adj.pat′ri·mo′ni·al·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  patrimonial - inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition"ancestral, hereditary, transmissiblelaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"heritable, inheritable - capable of being inherited; "inheritable traits such as eye color"; "an inheritable title" |
patrimonialadjectiveOf or from one's ancestors:ancestral, hereditary, inherited.Translations
EncyclopediaSeepatrimonyPatrimonialenUK
PATRIMONIAL. A thing, which comes from the father, and by extension, from the mother or other ancestor. patrimonialenUK
Synonyms for patrimonialadj of or from one's ancestorsSynonyms- ancestral
- hereditary
- inherited
Synonyms for patrimonialadj inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descentSynonyms- ancestral
- hereditary
- transmissible
Related Words- law
- jurisprudence
- heritable
- inheritable
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