as in inheritance
something that is or may be inherited
her patrimony was the family's newspaper business
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In the most profoundly general sense, the very enactment of this legislation reflected and represented a monumental shift in the power relationships between museums and Native communities and their cultural patrimony.
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Patricia Failing, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
The family eventually registered the work with Italy’s patrimony police.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
Finally, last month Cinzia Altieri, a graphologist for a patrimony court in Milan, was able to certify the Picasso signature as authentic.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Fashion, as much as anything, has been part of France’s patrimony and identity in the world.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 7 June 2024
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Patricia Failing, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
The family eventually registered the work with Italy’s patrimony police.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
Finally, last month Cinzia Altieri, a graphologist for a patrimony court in Milan, was able to certify the Picasso signature as authentic.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Fashion, as much as anything, has been part of France’s patrimony and identity in the world.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 7 June 2024
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“Patrimony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrimony. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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