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Noun: patrimony  'pa-tru,mow-nee [N. Amer], pa-tri-mu-nee [Brit]
  1. A church endowment
     
  2. An inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
    - birthright

Derived forms: patrimonies

Type of: endowment, endowment fund, heritage, inheritance

Encyclopedia: Patrimony

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