The Collaborative International Dictionary
Patrimonies
Patrimony \Pat"ri*mo*ny\, n.; pl. Patrimonies. [L. patrimonium, fr. pater father: cf. F. patrimoine. See Paternal.]
A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor. ``'Reave the orphan of his patrimony.''
--Shak.Formerly, a church estate or endowment.
--Shipley.
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patrimonies
n. (plural of patrimony English)
Usage examples of "patrimonies".
It is this ignorance of the real value of money that squanders fortunes, and fritters away accumulated patrimonies so laboriously earned and saved in the frugal provinces.