patrimony vs endowment

patrimony and endowment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
patrimony	Yes	No	No	No
endowment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, endowment is a hypernym of patrimony; that is, endowment is a word with a broader meaning than patrimony:

Other hypernyms of patrimony include endowment fund.

patrimony (noun)	endowment (noun)
an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)	the act of endowing with a permanent source of income
a church endowment	natural abilities or qualities
	the capital that provides income for an institution