Synonyms of patrimony

patrimony

noun

ˈpa-trə-ˌmō-nē 

as in inheritance

something that is or may be inherited

her patrimony was the family's newspaper business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inheritance
• legacy
• heritage
• bequest
• gift
• birthright
• present
• heirloom
• offering
• bestowal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of patrimony

The recovery lands at a moment when questions around ownership, restitution, and cultural patrimony have become increasingly politicized in Spain’s art world. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026

Somewhere along the line some in the international audience decided that Russian literature was no longer a global patrimony—at least not anything written in the past thirty years. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026

In many cases, the properties themselves are the most valuable asset that the families own, often left to them by parents or grandparents that spent lifetimes working to afford the properties as a patrimony to their descendants. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026

Wohlford owns his family’s avocado and citrus grove on the outskirts of Escondido, a patrimony passed down to him through the generations. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026