Dictionary

patrimony en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpæt.ɹɪˌmoʊ.ni/ (General-American)
• /ˈpat.ɹɪ.mə.ni/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

From earlier patrimoyne, from patremoyne, from Middle French patrimoine/patremoine, semilearned borrowing from Latin patrimōnium, from pater (“father”) + -mōnium (“state, condition”). First attested in 1513. By surface analysis, patri- + -mony. Compare matrimony. Displaced native Old English fæderġestrēon.

Meanings

1. A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any male ancestor.
2. Formerly, a church estate or endowment.

Forms

Deriveds

patrimonial · cultural patrimony

Relateds

Derived terms of -mony · Derived terms of pater

Synonyms

heirloom

Translations (34)

tr miras (inheritance from one's ancestor) · pl ojcowizna (inheritance from one's ancestor) · pl dziedzictwo (inheritance from one's ancestor) · sv fädernearv (inheritance from one's ancestor) · ca patrimoni (inheritance from one's ancestor) · ru насле́дство (inheritance from one's ancestor) · pt patrimônio (inheritance from one's ancestor) · it patrimonio (inheritance from one's ancestor) · co patrimoniu (inheritance from one's ancestor) · de Patrimonium (inheritance from one's ancestor) · sh òčevina (inheritance from one's ancestor) · scn patrimoniu (inheritance from one's ancestor) · fr patrimoine (inheritance from one's ancestor) · bg наследствен имот (inheritance from one's ancestor) · ga dúchas (inheritance from one's ancestor) · sh очевина (inheritance from one's ancestor) · no fedrearv (inheritance from one's ancestor) · pt património (inheritance from one's ancestor) · bg наследство (inheritance from one's ancestor) · uk спадщина (inheritance from one's ancestor) · la patrimōnium (inheritance from one's ancestor) · nl patrimonium (inheritance from one's ancestor) · fi isänperintö (inheritance from one's ancestor) · es patrimonio (inheritance from one's ancestor) · ru во́тчина (inheritance from one's ancestor) · el πατριμόνιο (inheritance from one's ancestor) · sv farsarv (inheritance from one's ancestor) · uk спадок (inheritance from one's ancestor) · fi perintö (inheritance from one's ancestor) · el κληρονομιά (inheritance from one's ancestor) · uk вотчина (inheritance from one's ancestor) · sc patrimòniu (inheritance from one's ancestor) · oc patrimòni (inheritance from one's ancestor) · ru насле́дие (inheritance from one's ancestor)