Associations to the word «Patrimony»

Wiktionary

PATRIMONY, noun. A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor.
PATRIMONY, noun. Formerly, a church estate or endowment.

Dictionary definition

PATRIMONY, noun. A church endowment.
PATRIMONY, noun. An inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture).

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche