patrimonial
/ˈpætɹəˌməʊnjəl/PA-truh-mohn-yuhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈpætɹəˌmoʊnjəl/PA-truh-mohn-yuhl
Meaningrelating to patrimony
Common meaning: inherited from one's father or ancestors
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- patrfatherLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1314 · scan
- imoninoun ending: a state or result
- aladjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Latinpater, patris‘father’
- Englishpatrimony‘property handed down from a father’
- Englishformed in English from patrimonypatrimonial‘inherited from one's father or ancestors’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from patrimony + -al.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PATRIMONY, p.426 · scan
Roots
- pater, patris Latin “father”
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