heirloom

The definition of an heirloom is something with monetary or sentimental value that has belonged to a family for several generations.

(noun)

Your grandmother's wedding ring which is handed down to your mother and then you is an example of an heirloom.

See heirloom in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Origin: ME heir lome: see heir & loom

See heirloom in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A valued possession passed down in a family through succeeding generations.
An article of personal property included in an inherited estate.
A cultivar of a vegetable or fruit that is open-pollinated and is not grown widely for commercial purposes. An heirloom often exhibits a distinctive characteristic such as superior flavor or unusual coloration.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English heirlome

Origin: : heir, heir; see heir

Origin: + lome, implement; see loom²

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