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inheritance vs patrimony

patrimony vs inheritance

inheritance and patrimony both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inheritance Yes No No No
patrimony Yes No No No
As nouns, patrimony is a hyponym of inheritance; that is, patrimony is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inheritance:
  • inheritance: that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
  • patrimony: an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
Other hyponyms of inheritance include primogeniture, borough English, accretion, bequest, legacy, birthright, devise, heirloom.
inheritance (noun) patrimony (noun)
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors a church endowment
(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
Difference between inheritance and patrimony

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