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patrimony
1) an inheritance from one’s father; 2) an inherited characteristic
More resigned than I, my brother replied, "Baldness is our common patrimony, and we'll just have to live with it."
Related English word: patrimonial
Latin root words: patrimonium,
patrimoni, n. - an inheritance from one’s father; pater,
patris, m. - father |