What (who) is patrimony - definition
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Patrimony (disambiguation); Patrimonies
patrimony
['patr?m?ni]
¦ noun (plural patrimonies)
1. property inherited from one's father or male ancestor.
2. heritage.
3. chiefly historical property belonging by ancient endowment or right to a church or other institution.
Derivatives
patrimonial -'m??n??l adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. patrimoine, from L. patrimonium, from pater, patr- 'father'.
patrimony
1.
Someone's patrimony is the possessions that they have inherited from their father or ancestors. (FORMAL)
I left my parents' house, relinquished my estate and my patrimony.
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2.
A country's patrimony is its land, buildings, and works of art. (FORMAL)
In the 1930's, The National Trust began its campaign to save Britain's patrimony of threatened country houses.
= heritage
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Patrimony
·noun Formerly, a church estate or endowment.
II. Patrimony ·noun A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor.
Pronunciation examples for patrimony
1. of manuscripts, and cultural patrimony.
The Bad-ass Librarians of Timbuktu _ Joshua Hammer _ Talks at Google
2. and objects of cultural patrimony.
(Re)Making History - The Bigger Story _ Kevin Gover _ Talks at Google
3. And it was about patrimony and lineage,
Love, Marriage & Monogamy _ Dan Savage & Esther Perel _ Talks at Google
4. here at Google, the idea of preserving cultural patrimony,
The Bad-ass Librarians of Timbuktu _ Joshua Hammer _ Talks at Google
5. looted from a country that had a patrimony law like Italy's that said, "Objects in the
Chasing Aphrodite _ Jason Felch _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of patrimony
1. The French are not willing to risk their cultural patrimony in Israel.
2. But the task of salvaging this country‘s cultural patrimony seems never–ending.
3. Yet another part of Kennan‘s patrimony, one that inhabits and analyzes this realpolitik, might suggest otherwise.
4. The landscape of the Mexican agave was added to the list of world–wide patrimony.
5. Now a charitable trust that Mr Pinto serves as general director is trying to restore Angola‘s natural patrimony.