patrimony

First attested in 1513. From patrimoyne, from patremoyne, from Middle French patrimoine/patremoine, from Latin patrimōnium, from pater (“father”) + -mōnium (“state, condition”). Also patri- +‎ -mony. Compare matrimony

patrimony (plural patrimonies)

1. A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor.

   Synonym: heirloom

2. Formerly, a church estate or endowment.

• See Derived terms of pater
• See Derived terms of -mony

• patrimony in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• patrimony in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• “patrimony” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.