Heirloom definition
A valued possession passed down in a family through succeeding generations.
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(botany) 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.
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The definition of an heirloom is something with monetary or sentimental value that has belonged to a family for several generations.
Your grandmother's wedding ring which is handed down to your mother and then you is an example of an heirloom.
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(law) An article of personal property that passes by custom along with the estate to an heir, instead of being subject to the executor of the estate.
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A piece of personal property that goes to an heir along with an estate.
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Any treasured possession handed down from generation to generation.
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Designating or of a type of cultivated vegetable, fruit, flower, etc. that is an older, traditional variety rather than a modern hybrid.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
heirloom
Plural:
heirlooms