as in inheritance
something that is or may be inherited
her patrimony was the family's newspaper business
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Recent Examples of patrimony
Only about one-fifth are rented at fair market value, according to the annual report from the APSA patrimony office, which manages them.
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Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
In these words, Peter, asked by the Master, together with the other disciples, about his faith in him, expressed the patrimony that the Church, through the apostolic succession, has preserved, deepened and handed on for two thousand years.
—Daniel Burke, NPR, 9 May 2025
Right-wing Israelis regard the entire West Bank as their exclusive patrimony, so they might not be thrilled to get only 30 percent more of it.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Their genetic patrimony is very simple.
—Michelle Weber, Longreads, 18 Nov. 2024
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Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
In these words, Peter, asked by the Master, together with the other disciples, about his faith in him, expressed the patrimony that the Church, through the apostolic succession, has preserved, deepened and handed on for two thousand years.
—Daniel Burke, NPR, 9 May 2025
Right-wing Israelis regard the entire West Bank as their exclusive patrimony, so they might not be thrilled to get only 30 percent more of it.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Their genetic patrimony is very simple.
—Michelle Weber, Longreads, 18 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patrimony
inheritance
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Armed with a gardening tool, a man is accused of killing a woman after demanding his inheritance from her, Missouri authorities say.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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Taxing the highest inheritances does the same redistributive job as capital taxation but without hindering innovation.—
Renaud Foucart,
Time,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Patrimony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrimony. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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