patrimonial

Adjective
Synonyms: ancestralhereditarytransmissible

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent“ancestral home”“ancestral lore”“hereditary monarchy”“patrimonial estate”“transmissible tradition”Synonyms: ancestralhereditarytransmissible
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]
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