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patrimony
noun(pat-ri-mo-ny)
an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor
patrimony
noun(pat-ri-mo-ny)
anything derived from one's father or ancestors : heritage
patrimony
noun(pat-ri-mo-ny)
an estate or endowment belonging by ancient right to a church
patrimony
geographical name(pat-ri-mo-ny)
a division of the Byzantine Empire from the 6th to 8th centuries that later became a province of the Papal States called the Patrimony of Saint Peter and now comprises most of the modern Lazio region of central Italy

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