PATRIMONY


Meaning of PATRIMONY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pætrɪməni, AM -moʊni ]

1.

Someone’s patrimony is the possessions that they have inherited from their father or ancestors. ( FORMAL )

I left my parents’ house, relinquished my estate and my patrimony.

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2.

A country’s patrimony is its land, buildings, and works of art. ( FORMAL )

In the 1930’s, The National Trust began its campaign to save Britain’s patrimony of threatened country houses.

= heritage

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