PATRIMONY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)

Synonyms:

birthright; patrimony

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("patrimony" is a kind of...):

heritage; inheritance (that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner)

Derivation:

patrimonial (inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent)

Meaning:

A church endowment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("patrimony" is a kind of...):

endowment; endowment fund (the capital that provides income for an institution)