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    [Noun]  | "pat*ri*mo*ny" | \ ˈpa-trə-ˌmō-nē \


    1: an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor

    2: anything derived from one's father or ancestors : heritage

    3: an estate or endowment belonging by ancient right to a church


    Origin: 14th century ;

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

    [Geographical name]  | "Patrimony of Saint Peter" 


    [Geographical name]  | "Rome, Duchy of" 


    1: a division of the Byzantine Empire from the 6th to 8th centuries that later became a province of the Papal States called the Patrimony of Saint Peter and now comprises most of the modern Lazio region of central Italy

    [Noun]  | "patrimony" 


    1: something that is or may be inherited;


      * e.g., " ... her patrimony was the family's newspaper business "



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     [ "Patrimonious" ]

    1: Both patronizing and sanctimonious.

      * e.g.,  ... European colonizers were often patrimonious to the natives. 

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