patrimonial

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
19
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˌpætɹɪˈməʊni.əl/
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/ˌpætɹɪˈməʊni.əl/ · /ˌpætɹɪˈmoʊni.əl/ · /ˌpætɹɪˈməʉni.əl/ · /ˌpɛtɹəˈmɐʉni.əl/

Definition of patrimonial

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to patrimony.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to patrimony.
  2. (not-comparable)Legally (or otherwise) inherited from one or more ancestors.
    “[…] Cluffe, who had had two or three sharp little visits of his patrimonial gout […]”
    “The general evolution is clear: bubbles aside, what we are witnessing is a strong comeback of private capital in the rich countries since 1970, or, to put it another way, the emergence of a new patrimonial capitalism.”

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Etymology

From patrimony + -al.

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