patrimony English

Meaning patrimony meaning

What does patrimony mean?

Definitions in simple English

— Patrimony is a right or estate inherited from their father or from any male ancestor.

— noun a church endowment — noun (= birthright) an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)

What other words have the same or similar meaning as patrimony?

heritage inheritance legacy bequest estate birthright votchina testament legacies hereditary property hereditary estate hereditament heirloom hangover fiefdom fief estate of inheritance endowment dower country-seat barony ancestry ancestral lands