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patrimony

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patrimony /ˈpætrəˌmoʊni/ noun
patrimony
/ˈpætrəˌmoʊni/
noun
Learner's definition of PATRIMONY
[singular] formal
: property that you receive from your father when he dies : inheritance祖传遗产
: things that are from the past : heritage遗产
BNC: 26692 COCA: 22150

patrimony

noun

pat·​ri·​mo·​ny ˈpa-trə-ˌmō-nē How to pronounce patrimony (audio)
1
a
: an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor
there were always children, and the patrimony was divided every time D. H. Lawrence
b
: anything derived from one's father or ancestors : heritage
These historic landmarks are an important part of our cultural patrimony.
2
: an estate or endowment belonging by ancient right to a church
canon law … aims at conserving the patrimony of the diocese T. J. Reese
patrimonial adjective

Example Sentences

These historic landmarks are an important part of our cultural patrimony. her patrimony was the family's newspaper business
Recent Examples on the Web The idealized nudity of classical sculptures, the sturdy realism of Roman portrait heads, and the proportions and decorations of classical architecture were all taken up in Florence as a kind of patrimony. Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 13 May 2022 Fashion, after all, is part of the bedrock of the French economy and its patrimony, and Louis Vuitton plays a very specific role in both. New York Times, 25 Apr. 2022 The 1989 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act required the return of sacred objects, objects of cultural patrimony, and human remains to Indigenous peoples. Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2022 In addition to taking lives, the destruction of cultural patrimony is a way of eliminating a culture’s narratives. Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2022 But the 24-year-old wasn't just granted his muscular frame solely on the basis of his patrimony. Brett Williams, Men's Health, 8 Feb. 2022 Norma Marshall, who teaches tribal history at the College of the Muscogee Nation; and Turner Hunt, who handles thousands of tribal-patrimony inquiries annually, joined her in a call from Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Michael Warren, ajc, 7 Feb. 2022 In late October, the emperor Charles VI had died without a male heir, leaving the chaotic jumble of territories that made up the Habsburg patrimony to his 23-year-old daughter, Maria Theresa. A. Wess Mitchell, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022 What Silva is exploring is patrimony, which in his case is a minefield of loss. David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English patrimoine, patrimonie, from Anglo-French patremoine, from Latin patrimonium, from patr-, pater father

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of patrimony was in the 14th century
BNC: 26692 COCA: 22150

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