patrimony / ˈpæ trəˌmoʊ ni /

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patrimony 的定义

n. 名词 noun

plural pat·ri·mo·nies.

  1. an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
  2. any quality, characteristic, etc., that is inherited; heritage.
  3. the aggregate of one's property.
  4. the estate or endowment of a church, religious house, etc.

patrimony 近义词

n. 名词 noun

inheritance

更多patrimony例句

  1. She revealed her patrimony after Thurmond died; his family later acknowledged the relationship.
  2. Paeans to patrimony and to the sanctity of land are good at rallying the faithful not only for Jews, but also Arabs.
  3. They apply and lobby for inclusion of their particular patrimony.
  4. All England hath paid his taxes with my patrimony: I was a sheep that left my wool on every briar.
  5. In his early years he dissipated almost all his patrimony in libertinism and debauchery.
  6. Nanni di Banco, Vasari tells us, was a man who "inherited a competent patrimony, and one by no means of inferior condition."
  7. His illusions were those natural to all young men who suddenly come into possession of a patrimony after years of privation.
  8. Those who wasted their patrimony, forfeited their right of being buried in the sepulchres of their fathers.