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Definition patrimony in American English

patrimony noun

[singular/uncountable] noun
/ˈpætrɪˌmoʊni/
1

buildings, objects, or ideas that a society gets from the people who lived in the past

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2

possessions and property that someone gets from their father after he dies

Definition patrimony in American English