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| 1. | [ adjective ] inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent | |
| Synonyms: | ancestral transmissible transmissiblel hereditary | |
| Examples: | "ancestral home" "ancestral lore" "hereditary monarchy" "patrimonial estate" "transmissible tradition" |
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| Related terms: | law inheritable | |
| Similar spelling: |
patrimony patronage patronless patronne patronize patronise patroness |
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