as in inheritance
something that is or may be inherited
her patrimony was the family's newspaper business
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The West's manifold gifts to the world all directly or indirectly flow from this great patrimony.
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Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The intention was to join contemporary art with an extraordinary landscape, the beauty of the Piedmontese hills of Roero, a UNESCO patrimony.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
Congress, in the 1968 Uniform Monday Holiday Act, moved the date from Washington’s actual birthday (February 22) to the third Monday in February as a giveaway to federal employee unions and the travel industry, both of whom value three-day weekends more highly than our historical patrimony.
—The Editors, National Review, 17 Feb. 2025
What may pique collectors’ interest is the sale is being curated in conjunction with Breguet and Emmanuel Breguet, the vice president and head of patrimony, who happens to be a descendant of the original Monsieur Breguet.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
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Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The intention was to join contemporary art with an extraordinary landscape, the beauty of the Piedmontese hills of Roero, a UNESCO patrimony.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
Congress, in the 1968 Uniform Monday Holiday Act, moved the date from Washington’s actual birthday (February 22) to the third Monday in February as a giveaway to federal employee unions and the travel industry, both of whom value three-day weekends more highly than our historical patrimony.
—The Editors, National Review, 17 Feb. 2025
What may pique collectors’ interest is the sale is being curated in conjunction with Breguet and Emmanuel Breguet, the vice president and head of patrimony, who happens to be a descendant of the original Monsieur Breguet.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Patrimony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrimony. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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