PATRIMONY


Meaning of PATRIMONY in English

1.

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

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

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2.

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

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

= heritage

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