ancestral vs patrimonial

ancestral and patrimonial both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ancestral	No	Yes	No	No
patrimonial	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, ancestral and patrimonial are synonyms defined as:

ancestral and patrimonial: inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent

Other synonyms of ancestral include hereditary, transmissible.

ancestral (adjective)	patrimonial (adjective)
of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor	inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent