patrimonial vs ancestral

patrimonial and ancestral both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, patrimonial and ancestral are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of patrimonial include hereditary, transmissible.

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