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patrimonial

pat·ri·mo·nial

UK/ˌpætɹɪˈməʊni.əl/ US/ˌpætɹɪˈmoʊni.əl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent

  • “ancestral home”
  • “ancestral lore”
  • “hereditary monarchy”
  • “patrimonial estate”
  • “transmissible tradition”

Origin

From patrimony + -al.

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