patrimonial

Variant of patrimony

patrimony definition

pat·ri·mony (pa′trə mō′nē)

noun pl. patrimonies -·nies

  1. property inherited from one's father or ancestors
  2. property endowed to an institution, as a church
  3. anything inherited, as a characteristic or tendency

Etymology: ME patrimoigne < OFr patrimoine < L patrimonium < pater, father + -monium, -mony

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.