| 单词 | patrimony |
| 释义 | patrimonyWord family adjectivepatrimonialnounpatrimonyadverbpatrimonially Law pat·ri·mo·ny /ˈpætrəməni $ -moʊni/ noun [singular, uncountableU] formal SCLproperty given to you after the death of your father, which was given to him by your grandfather etc 祖传的财产；遗产 SYN inheritance Examples from the Corpus patrimony• At the height of his career his whole estate, including his patrimony, was probably worth rather more than £1,300 a year.• the national patrimony of Canada• Families were therefore nuclear and patriarchal and only one son inherited the patrimony. From Longman Business Dictionary patrimonypat·ri·mo·ny /ˈpætrəməni-moʊni/ noun [uncountableU]LAW property, goods etc that are passed through a family or nation over a very long period of timeSYN INHERITANCE Under the service contract, any oil found remains the exclusive patrimony of the nation. (1300-1400) French patrimonie, from Latin patrimonium, from pater “father” |
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