Definitions for patrimony
ˈpæ trəˌmoʊ nipat·ri·mo·ny

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. patrimonynoun

   a church endowment

2. birthright, patrimonynoun

   an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. patrimonynoun

   A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor.

2. patrimonynoun

   Formerly, a church estate or endowment.

3. Etymology: First attested in 1513. From patrimoyne, from patremoyne, from patrimoine/patremoine, from patrimonium, from pater + -monium.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PATRIMONYnoun

   An estate possessed by inheritance.

   Etymology: patrimonium, Latin; patrimoine, Fr.

   Inclosures they would not forbid, for that had been to forbid the improvement of the patrimony of the kingdom. Francis Bacon.

   So might the heir, whose father hath, in play,
   Wasted a thousand pounds of ancient rent,
   By painful earning of one groat a day,
   Hope to restore the patrimony spent. Davies.

   In me all
   Posterity stands curs’d! fair patrimony
   That I must leave ye, sons. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   For his redemption, all my patrimony
   I am ready to forego and quit. John Milton, Agonistes.

   Their ships like wasted patrimonies shew;
   Where the thin scatt’ring trees admit the light,
   And shun each other’s shadows as they grow. Dryden.

   The shepherd last appears,
   And with him all his patrimony bears;
   His house and houshold gods, his trade of war,
   His bow and quiver, and his trusty cur. Dryden.

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1. patrimony

   Patrimony refers to property or wealth inherited from one's father or ancestors, or any inherited or heritage possession such as cultural heritage, background, or tradition. It can also refer to assets or rights belonging to a church or other institution.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Patrimonynoun

   a right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor

2. Patrimonynoun

   formerly, a church estate or endowment

3. Etymology: [L. patrimonium, fr. pater father: cf. F. patrimoine. See Paternal.]

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1. Patrimony

   Patrimony is a science fiction novel by Alan Dean Foster. The book is the thirteenth chronologically in the Pip and Flinx series.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Patrimony

   pat′ri-mun-i, n. a right or estate inherited from a father or from one's ancestors: a church estate or revenue.—adj. Patrimō′nial, pertaining to a patrimony: inherited from ancestors.—adv. Patrimō′nially. [Fr. patrimoine—L. patrimonium, a paternal estate—pater, patris, a father.]

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1. • Endowment

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of patrimony in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of patrimony in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of patrimony in a Sentence

1. Stuart Jones:

   Today’s effort represents one success in the efforts to return Iraq’s historic patrimony, but the campaign to return all of Iraq’s treasures continues.

2. Francis of Assisi:

   Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not possess anything of its own beneath the sun, for the glory of your name, and that it have no other patrimony than begging.

3. Stephan Jost:

   It became clear from Steve Langdon research that the totem pole was a sacred object of cultural patrimony and we immediately decided the totem pole should be returned home.

4. President Nicolas Maduro:

   You're deaf to the reality of a revolution with 20 years of democratic patrimony; you only follow the script written by the extreme right.

5. Chrispin Mvano:

   Before being a world patrimony, (Virunga) is a local patrimony.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=patrimony
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Patrimony
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=patrimony
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrimony
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=patrimony
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=patrimony