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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Patrimony \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. [bd]'Reave the orphan of his patrimony.[b8] --Shak. 2. Formerly, a church estate or endowment. --Shipley. | |
