Definition of patrimony in English:

patrimony

nounPlural patrimonies ˈpatrɪməniˈpætrəˌmoʊni

mass noun

1Property inherited from one's father or male ancestor.
owners refuse to part with their patrimony in the interests of agricultural development
as modifier patrimony laws
Example sentencesExamples
- Several crumbling mansions also echo the misfortunes of wastrel sons who blew their patrimony on (as one local tells me), ‘fast women and slow horses’.
- Thus, noble and even non-noble families incorporated great amounts of their patrimony into these entailed estates.
- According to the law of Abdera, whoever wasted his patrimony would be deprived of the rites of burial.
- The modern official formation of the Japanese canon of cultural patrimony dates back to the first cultural protection law of 1871.
1. 1.1 Valued things passed down from previous generations; heritage.
  an organization that saves the world's cultural patrimony by restoring historic buildings
  Example sentencesExamples
  And they wouldn't be considered cultural patrimony.
  This saurian symbol of Chinese emperors has been claimed, from the mid-1980s onward, as the common patrimony of all Chinese people.
  It is the belief that a population can know its own geologic history, the patrimony of art, the folk art and customs.
  By the early 20th century the conservatives had gained ascendancy and the presidency remained within a handful of élite families as if it were their personal patrimony.
  In the 1980s, the ‘family’ could no longer be held together and a division of its patrimony became inevitable.
  The importance of these collections in preserving the cultural patrimony of African Americans in particular and Americans in general is indisputable.
  Here art becomes both cultural patrimony and family legacy.
  She produced children and added to the family patrimony.
  And once transformed into a narrative, they form part of a common patrimony, available to anyone in the culture.
  Now this artistic and scientific patrimony is constantly under threat of destruction.
  Other projects have included photography work on the architectural history of Sofia as well as on Ottoman architectural patrimony.
  There was a void of cultural leadership about how to handle the city's built patrimony.
  If there is a religious tradition that I regard as my patrimony, it is the Catholic tradition.
  Cultural and intellectual heritage is regarded as the property of society at large, the collective patrimony of whole nations and peoples.
  This is an aspect of Iraqi cultural patrimony that is not often addressed.
  It was a serious loss of the city's architectural patrimony.
  After all, the history of the United States has left a peculiar ideological patrimony.
  The Tibetans aren't quite as keen to sell their patrimony, but nobody's asking them.
  They belong permanently to Europe's spiritual patrimony and ought to remain constitutive of its unity.
  Such places of natural beauty were to be passed ‘as a sacred patrimony from generation to generation’.
  Synonyms
  heritage, inheritance, birthright
  property, riches, wealth, possessions
  legacy, bequest, endowment, estate, bequeathal
  Law devise, hereditament
2. 1.2historical The estate or property belonging by ancient endowment or right to a church or other institution.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The most notable elements of the Andorran patrimony are its thirty Romanesque churches, almost all of them small, built between the ninth and the thirteenth centuries.
  Norman abbots energetically fought off the encroachments on the wealth and patrimony of the houses on which the abbots' own fates depended.

Derivatives

patrimonial

adjective patrɪˈməʊnɪəlˌpætrəˈmoʊniəl

In a traditional patrimonial system, all ruling relationships are personal relationships and the difference between the private and public spheres is nonexistent.
Example sentencesExamples
- Political conflict of the seventeenth century pushed the state out of the economy and sheared its patrimonial attributes.
- Two government officials represent the state in financial and patrimonial matters.
- Of course, this is an additional patrimonial treasure that will increase the notoriety of Arles.
- They underline the patrimonial structure of society in mobilizing the people.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French patrimoine, from Latin patrimonium, from pater, patr- 'father'.

Rhymes

matrimony

Definition of patrimony in US English:

patrimony

nounˈpatrəˌmōnēˈpætrəˌmoʊni

1Property inherited from one's father or male ancestor.
Example sentencesExamples
- Several crumbling mansions also echo the misfortunes of wastrel sons who blew their patrimony on (as one local tells me), ‘fast women and slow horses’.
- Thus, noble and even non-noble families incorporated great amounts of their patrimony into these entailed estates.
- The modern official formation of the Japanese canon of cultural patrimony dates back to the first cultural protection law of 1871.
- According to the law of Abdera, whoever wasted his patrimony would be deprived of the rites of burial.
1. 1.1 Heritage.
  an organization that saves the world's cultural patrimony by restoring historic buildings
  Example sentencesExamples
  It was a serious loss of the city's architectural patrimony.
  In the 1980s, the ‘family’ could no longer be held together and a division of its patrimony became inevitable.
  It is the belief that a population can know its own geologic history, the patrimony of art, the folk art and customs.
  The importance of these collections in preserving the cultural patrimony of African Americans in particular and Americans in general is indisputable.
  Cultural and intellectual heritage is regarded as the property of society at large, the collective patrimony of whole nations and peoples.
  There was a void of cultural leadership about how to handle the city's built patrimony.
  This is an aspect of Iraqi cultural patrimony that is not often addressed.
  If there is a religious tradition that I regard as my patrimony, it is the Catholic tradition.
  Now this artistic and scientific patrimony is constantly under threat of destruction.
  Here art becomes both cultural patrimony and family legacy.
  Such places of natural beauty were to be passed ‘as a sacred patrimony from generation to generation’.
  The Tibetans aren't quite as keen to sell their patrimony, but nobody's asking them.
  By the early 20th century the conservatives had gained ascendancy and the presidency remained within a handful of élite families as if it were their personal patrimony.
  Other projects have included photography work on the architectural history of Sofia as well as on Ottoman architectural patrimony.
  After all, the history of the United States has left a peculiar ideological patrimony.
  They belong permanently to Europe's spiritual patrimony and ought to remain constitutive of its unity.
  And once transformed into a narrative, they form part of a common patrimony, available to anyone in the culture.
  And they wouldn't be considered cultural patrimony.
  She produced children and added to the family patrimony.
  This saurian symbol of Chinese emperors has been claimed, from the mid-1980s onward, as the common patrimony of all Chinese people.
  Synonyms
  heritage, inheritance, birthright
2. 1.2historical The estate or property belonging by ancient endowment or right to a church or other institution.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Norman abbots energetically fought off the encroachments on the wealth and patrimony of the houses on which the abbots' own fates depended.
  The most notable elements of the Andorran patrimony are its thirty Romanesque churches, almost all of them small, built between the ninth and the thirteenth centuries.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French patrimoine, from Latin patrimonium, from pater, patr- ‘father’.

单词	patrimony
释义	Definition of patrimony in English: patrimony nounPlural patrimonies ˈpatrɪməniˈpætrəˌmoʊni mass noun 1Property inherited from one's father or male ancestor. owners refuse to part with their patrimony in the interests of agricultural development as modifier patrimony laws Example sentencesExamples Several crumbling mansions also echo the misfortunes of wastrel sons who blew their patrimony on (as one local tells me), ‘fast women and slow horses’. Thus, noble and even non-noble families incorporated great amounts of their patrimony into these entailed estates. According to the law of Abdera, whoever wasted his patrimony would be deprived of the rites of burial. The modern official formation of the Japanese canon of cultural patrimony dates back to the first cultural protection law of 1871. 1.1 Valued things passed down from previous generations; heritage. an organization that saves the world's cultural patrimony by restoring historic buildings Example sentencesExamples And they wouldn't be considered cultural patrimony. This saurian symbol of Chinese emperors has been claimed, from the mid-1980s onward, as the common patrimony of all Chinese people. It is the belief that a population can know its own geologic history, the patrimony of art, the folk art and customs. By the early 20th century the conservatives had gained ascendancy and the presidency remained within a handful of élite families as if it were their personal patrimony. In the 1980s, the ‘family’ could no longer be held together and a division of its patrimony became inevitable. The importance of these collections in preserving the cultural patrimony of African Americans in particular and Americans in general is indisputable. Here art becomes both cultural patrimony and family legacy. She produced children and added to the family patrimony. And once transformed into a narrative, they form part of a common patrimony, available to anyone in the culture. Now this artistic and scientific patrimony is constantly under threat of destruction. Other projects have included photography work on the architectural history of Sofia as well as on Ottoman architectural patrimony. There was a void of cultural leadership about how to handle the city's built patrimony. If there is a religious tradition that I regard as my patrimony, it is the Catholic tradition. Cultural and intellectual heritage is regarded as the property of society at large, the collective patrimony of whole nations and peoples. This is an aspect of Iraqi cultural patrimony that is not often addressed. It was a serious loss of the city's architectural patrimony. After all, the history of the United States has left a peculiar ideological patrimony. The Tibetans aren't quite as keen to sell their patrimony, but nobody's asking them. They belong permanently to Europe's spiritual patrimony and ought to remain constitutive of its unity. Such places of natural beauty were to be passed ‘as a sacred patrimony from generation to generation’. Synonyms heritage, inheritance, birthright property, riches, wealth, possessions legacy, bequest, endowment, estate, bequeathal Law devise, hereditament 1.2historical The estate or property belonging by ancient endowment or right to a church or other institution. Example sentencesExamples The most notable elements of the Andorran patrimony are its thirty Romanesque churches, almost all of them small, built between the ninth and the thirteenth centuries. Norman abbots energetically fought off the encroachments on the wealth and patrimony of the houses on which the abbots' own fates depended. Derivatives patrimonial adjective patrɪˈməʊnɪəlˌpætrəˈmoʊniəl In a traditional patrimonial system, all ruling relationships are personal relationships and the difference between the private and public spheres is nonexistent. Example sentencesExamples Political conflict of the seventeenth century pushed the state out of the economy and sheared its patrimonial attributes. Two government officials represent the state in financial and patrimonial matters. Of course, this is an additional patrimonial treasure that will increase the notoriety of Arles. They underline the patrimonial structure of society in mobilizing the people. Origin Middle English: from Old French patrimoine, from Latin patrimonium, from pater, patr- 'father'. Rhymes matrimony Definition of patrimony in US English: patrimony nounˈpatrəˌmōnēˈpætrəˌmoʊni 1Property inherited from one's father or male ancestor. Example sentencesExamples Several crumbling mansions also echo the misfortunes of wastrel sons who blew their patrimony on (as one local tells me), ‘fast women and slow horses’. Thus, noble and even non-noble families incorporated great amounts of their patrimony into these entailed estates. The modern official formation of the Japanese canon of cultural patrimony dates back to the first cultural protection law of 1871. According to the law of Abdera, whoever wasted his patrimony would be deprived of the rites of burial. 1.1 Heritage. an organization that saves the world's cultural patrimony by restoring historic buildings Example sentencesExamples It was a serious loss of the city's architectural patrimony. In the 1980s, the ‘family’ could no longer be held together and a division of its patrimony became inevitable. It is the belief that a population can know its own geologic history, the patrimony of art, the folk art and customs. The importance of these collections in preserving the cultural patrimony of African Americans in particular and Americans in general is indisputable. Cultural and intellectual heritage is regarded as the property of society at large, the collective patrimony of whole nations and peoples. There was a void of cultural leadership about how to handle the city's built patrimony. This is an aspect of Iraqi cultural patrimony that is not often addressed. If there is a religious tradition that I regard as my patrimony, it is the Catholic tradition. Now this artistic and scientific patrimony is constantly under threat of destruction. Here art becomes both cultural patrimony and family legacy. Such places of natural beauty were to be passed ‘as a sacred patrimony from generation to generation’. The Tibetans aren't quite as keen to sell their patrimony, but nobody's asking them. By the early 20th century the conservatives had gained ascendancy and the presidency remained within a handful of élite families as if it were their personal patrimony. Other projects have included photography work on the architectural history of Sofia as well as on Ottoman architectural patrimony. After all, the history of the United States has left a peculiar ideological patrimony. They belong permanently to Europe's spiritual patrimony and ought to remain constitutive of its unity. And once transformed into a narrative, they form part of a common patrimony, available to anyone in the culture. And they wouldn't be considered cultural patrimony. She produced children and added to the family patrimony. This saurian symbol of Chinese emperors has been claimed, from the mid-1980s onward, as the common patrimony of all Chinese people. Synonyms heritage, inheritance, birthright 1.2historical The estate or property belonging by ancient endowment or right to a church or other institution. Example sentencesExamples Norman abbots energetically fought off the encroachments on the wealth and patrimony of the houses on which the abbots' own fates depended. The most notable elements of the Andorran patrimony are its thirty Romanesque churches, almost all of them small, built between the ninth and the thirteenth centuries. Origin Middle English: from Old French patrimoine, from Latin patrimonium, from pater, patr- ‘father’.
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