as in inheritance
something that is or may be inherited
her patrimony was the family's newspaper business
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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.
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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
In the most profoundly general sense, the very enactment of this legislation reflected and represented a monumental shift in the power relationships between museums and Native communities and their cultural patrimony.
—Patricia Failing, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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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
In the most profoundly general sense, the very enactment of this legislation reflected and represented a monumental shift in the power relationships between museums and Native communities and their cultural patrimony.
—Patricia Failing, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patrimony
inheritance
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In the period 1856–1863, the biologist and botanist Gregor Mendel discovered the laws of biological inheritance.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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There’s hope that her uncle, Cora’s brother Harold (Paul Giamatti), who’s due to visit from America, will bring some good news on that front, in the form of an inheritance from his and Cora’s mother, who has recently died.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Patrimony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrimony. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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