Standard Lemma guide

patrimonial

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpætɹɪˈməʊni.əl/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌpætɹɪˈmoʊni.əl/
  • Australian: /ˌpætɹɪˈməʉni.əl/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌpɛtɹəˈmɐʉni.əl/
  • rhymes with -əʊniəl
  • CMU ARPABET: P AE1 T R AH0 M OW2 N Y AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: P AE1 T R AH0 M OW2 N IY0 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to patrimony.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Legally (or otherwise) inherited from one or more ancestors.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • ancestral home
  • ancestral lore
  • hereditary monarchy
  • patrimonial estate
  • transmissible tradition

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ancestral, hereditary, transmissible

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From patrimony + -al.