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# patrimony

noun (patrimony, no plural) (old use)

«patrimony» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Patrimony is the money, land or goods handed down to someone by their father or family. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patrimony/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old tales a family's inheritance, which a careless son can waste away

### Examples

- He spent all his patrimony on parties. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patrimony/#x1)
- The young man lost his patrimony in cards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patrimony/#x2)
- The land was his father's patrimony. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patrimony/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths; it names an inheritance with no count given.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «patrimony» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patrimony/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«patrimony» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patrimony.html) on Mova free.