PATRIMONY Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word patrimony. (close relations)
Definition of PATRIMONY
Best Alternative Words for PATRIMONY
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| bequest | nounn | |||||||
noun • (law) a gift of personal property by will | ||||||||
| heritage | nounn | |||||||
noun • practices that are handed down from the past by tradition • any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors • that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner • hereditary succession to a title or an office or property | ||||||||
| inheritance | nounn | |||||||
noun • hereditary succession to a title or an office or property • that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner • (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents • any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors | ||||||||
| legacy | nounn | |||||||
noun • (law) a gift of personal property by will | ||||||||
| heirloom | nounn | |||||||
noun • (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance • something that has been in a family for generations | ||||||||
| birthright | nounn | |||||||
noun • a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth • an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) | ||||||||
