as in inheritance
something that is or may be inherited
her patrimony was the family's newspaper business
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Fashion, as much as anything, has been part of France’s patrimony and identity in the world.
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Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Prime Minister Mitsotakis heralded the negotiations, which took place over two years, as a paradigm for dealing with contentious issues of patrimony.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Tod’s commitment to safeguard Italian artistic patrimony is ingrained in the brand’s ethos; the restoration of the Colosseum in Rome, Palazzo Marino in Milan, and Teatro Alla Scala have been just some of its active partnerships.
—Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2024
The center is at once a steward of our city’s cultural patrimony, a catalyst for generational exchange and a laboratory for the next generation of cultural expression.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2024
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Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Prime Minister Mitsotakis heralded the negotiations, which took place over two years, as a paradigm for dealing with contentious issues of patrimony.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Tod’s commitment to safeguard Italian artistic patrimony is ingrained in the brand’s ethos; the restoration of the Colosseum in Rome, Palazzo Marino in Milan, and Teatro Alla Scala have been just some of its active partnerships.
—Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2024
The center is at once a steward of our city’s cultural patrimony, a catalyst for generational exchange and a laboratory for the next generation of cultural expression.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Patrimony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrimony. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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