as in inheritances
something that is or may be inherited
her patrimony was the family's newspaper business
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Noun
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Before any heirs receive their inheritances, the estate typically has to move through probate, which is a legal process that allows creditors to seek payment for any outstanding debts using the deceased person's assets.
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There were a hundred inheritances from yesterday, last season, the years before, and now there was no tomorrow, because tomorrow I’d be gone.
Noun
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This week, Americans gathered in Chicago to celebrate the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, a tribute to one of the most consequential presidential legacies of the modern era.
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Rich Eisen and Dan Patrick are doing another podcast discussing their legacies in the 1990s.
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“Patrimonies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrimonies. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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