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Synonyms for patrimony


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pa-truh-moh-nee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæ trəˌmoʊ ni



Définition of patrimony

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "property of the Church," also "spiritual legacy of Christ," from Old French patremoine "heritage, patrimony" (12c.) and directly from Latin patrimonium "a paternal estate, inheritance from a father," also figurative, from pater (genitive patris) "father" (see father (n.)) + -monium, suffix signifying action, state, condition. Meaning "property inherited from a father or ancestors" is attested from late 14c. Figurative sense of "immaterial things handed down from the past" is from 1580s. A curious sense contrast to matrimony.
  • noun inheritance
Example sentences :
  • One of them, the former probably, was the patrimony of Llywarch Hen.
  • Extract from : « Y Gododin » by Aneurin
  • Still, fate can rob us of our patrimony, she replied, after a pause.
  • Extract from : « The Fifth String   » by John Philip Sousa
  • “Of that patrimony I now have thirteen cents left,” Don continued.
  • Extract from : « The Wall Street Girl » by Frederick Orin Bartlett
  • But I have lost all my patrimony, and I will accept nothing.
  • Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
  • Within a day or so he came to consult me about a mortgage on his patrimony.
  • Extract from : « 'Charge It' » by Irving Bacheller
  • I only wish I didn't have to put all my patrimony into Madame Tancredi's pocket.
  • Extract from : « Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge » by Pemberton Ginther
  • The great bell was taken to Novgorod, and Vassili visited "his patrimony."
  • Extract from : « The Story of Russia » by R. Van Bergen, M.A.
  • Ivan demanded tribute for Iourief which he claimed as his "patrimony."
  • Extract from : « The Story of Russia » by R. Van Bergen, M.A.
  • In 1872 Field received $8,000, the first portion of his patrimony.
  • Extract from : « Stories of Authors, British and American » by Edwin Watts Chubb
  • She spent most of her patrimony in giving and lending to needy ones.
  • Extract from : « Among the Sioux » by R. J. Creswell

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