patrimonial vs hereditary

patrimonial and hereditary both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, patrimonial and hereditary are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of patrimonial include ancestral, transmissible.

patrimonial (adjective)	hereditary (adjective)
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent	occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
	inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent