Meaning of PATRIMONY
| Pronunciation: | | 'patru`mownee
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- [n] an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
- [n] a church endowment
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| | Synonyms: | | birthright |
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| | See Also: | | endowment, endowment fund, heritage, inheritance | |
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| | Definition: | | Patrimony
In PATRIMONY, a true story, Roth watches as his 86-year-old father, a man famous for his vigor, his charm, and his repertoire of Newark recollections, battles with the brain tumor that will kill him. The son, full of love, anxiety, and dread, accompanies his father through each fearful stage of his final ordeal, and, as he does so, discloses the survivalist tenacity that has distinguished his father`s long, stubborn engagement with life. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pat"ri*mo*ny\, n.; pl. {Patrimonies}. [L.
patrimonium, fr. pater father: cf. F. patrimoine. See
{Paternal}.]
1. A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a
larger sense, from any ancestor. ``'Reave the orphan of
his patrimony.'' --Shak.
2. Formerly, a church estate or endowment. --Shipley.
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| | Related Terms: | | bequeathal, bequest, birthright, borough-English, coheirship, coparcenary, entail, gavelkind, heirloom, heirship, hereditament, heritable, heritage, heritance, incorporeal hereditament, inheritance, law of succession, legacy, line of succession, mode of succession, postremogeniture, primogeniture, reversion, succession, ultimogeniture |
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