patrimonial
Of or pertaining to patrimonyOf or pertaining to patrimony.
UK/ˌpætɹɪˈməʊni.əl/US/ˌpætɹɪˈmoʊni.əl/
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Of or pertaining to patrimony.
(not comparable)Legally (or otherwise) inherited from one or more ancestors.
More definitions
- inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
Origin
From patrimony + -al.From patrimony + -al.
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent:ancestralhereditarytransmissible
Word family
4 related wordsRelatedpatrimony