patrimony

名词 n.
/ˈpat.ɹɪ.mə.ni/    /ˈpæt.ɹɪˌmoʊ.ni/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any male ancestor.
  2. Formerly, a church estate or endowment.

词形变化

patrimonies plural

词源

From earlier patrimoyne, from patremoyne, from Middle French patrimoine/patremoine, semilearned borrowing from Latin patrimōnium, from pater (“father”) + -mōnium (“state, condition”). First attested in 1513. By surface analysis, patri- + -mony. Compare matrimony.
Displaced native Old English fæderġestrēon.
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