patrimony : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: patrimony	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for patrimony
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
patrimony n a church endowment an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) Synonym(s): birthright, patrimony
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patrimony \Pat"rimony\, 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.