What is another word for patrimony?

Pronunciation: [pˈatɹɪmənɪ] (IPA)

Patrimony refers to something that has been passed down from previous generations, typically in the context of inheritance or cultural heritage. Synonyms for patrimony include legacy, inheritance, heritage, tradition, culture, valuable, ancestral, and birthright. Legacy refers to a gift or inheritance left by a predecessor, while culture is the accumulated knowledge and customs of a society or group. Inheritance is a term used to describe the financial and material possessions passed onto an individual after the death of a family member. Ancestral and birthright both refer to something that has been passed on from a previous generation that is important to one's identity and sense of belonging.

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Usage examples for Patrimony

Another thing, husband," said I, "I shall want ten dollars of my patrimony money to take with me for spending money."
"Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity"
Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard
In 1872 I visited Europe, spending six months and my patrimony in France, Italy, Ireland, and England.
"Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions"
Slason Thompson
We can work for freedom, and we will, but at the same time we'll claim our share of our patrimony when and where opportunity offers.
"The Evolution of Sinn Fein"
Robert Mitchell Henry

Famous quotes with Patrimony

  • Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not possess anything of its own beneath the sun, for the glory of your name, and that it have no other patrimony than begging.
    Francis of Assisi
  • Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not possess anything of its own beneath the sun, for the glory of your name, and that it have no other patrimony than begging.
    Francis of Assisi
  • It was the boast of Augustus that he found Rome of brick and left it of marble. But how much nobler will be the sovereign's boast when he shall have it to say that he found law... a sealed book and left it a living letter found it the patrimony of the rich and left it the inheritance of the poor found it the two-edged sword of craft and oppression and left it the staff of honesty and the shield of innocence.
    Henry Brougham

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