patrimony

noun

An inheritance from a father or paternal ancestor.

noun

An inheritance or legacy; heritage.

noun

An endowment or estate belonging to an institution, especially a church.

noun

A right or an estate inherited from one’s ancestors; property falling to a person on the death of his father; heritage.

noun

A church estate or revenue; the endowment of a church or religious house.

noun

A right or estate inherited from one’s father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor.

noun

Formerly, a church estate or endowment.

noun

A right or estate inherited from one’s father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor.

noun

Formerly, a church estate or endowment.