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patrimonial |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Patrimonial \Pat`ri*mo"ni*al\, a. [L. patrimonialis: cf F. patrimonial.] Of or pertaining to a patrimony; inherited from ancestors; as a patrimonial estate. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: patrimonial adj : inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition" [syn: {ancestral}, {hereditary}, {transmissiblel}]
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