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patrimonyn. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French patrimoine; Latin patrimōnium. Etymology: < (i) Anglo-Norman patrimoine, patremoine, patermoigne and Middle French patrimoine , patremoinne , patrimoyne , patrimone , patremoingne (French patrimoine ) inheritance, ancestral estate (c1150 in Old French, also as patremoine , patremone , (Normandy) patremuine ; 1174 with reference to church estates (compare sense 1a), 1265 in le patrimoine saint Pierre (compare sense 1b)), Middle French patrimonie (1386–9), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin patrimōnium property of the head of a household, personal estate, fortune, private chest of the Roman emperors, in post-classical Latin also estate of the church (6th cent.; 12th cent. in patrimonium beati Petri ; compare sense 1b) < patri- patri- comb. form + -mōnium -mony comb. form. Compare Italian patrimonio (late 13th cent.), Spanish patrimonio (1202), Catalan patrimoni (1279 as patremoni ), Old Occitan patremoni (c1260; Occitan patrimòni ). Compare (in different sense) matrimony n. 1. the mind > possession > possessions > [noun] > real or immovable property > land > land owned by institution, corporation, or class 1340 (1866) 41 Þo þet þe guodes of holy cherche, þe patremoyne of Iesu crist, despendeþ ine kueade us. a1439 J. Lydgate (Bodl. 263) ix. 1714 (MED) This Frederik..Took upon hym patrymonye to guie, Of Cristes cherch that part to occupie. c1485 ( G. Hay (2005) 22 [He] held a grete part of the patrymonye of haly kirk on force. 1582 in D. Masson (1880) 1st Ser. III. 496 The patrimony of the said bischoprik. 1668 R. Wild 13 The Churches Patrimony and rich Store, Alas! was swallow'd many years before. 1769 W. Robertson III. vii. 54 Some Cardinals in the Imperial interest remonstrated against such an unbecoming alienation of the patrimony of the church. 1820 W. Scott I. ix. 245 Doest thou menace the holy Church's patrimony with waste and fire-raising? a1862 H. T. Buckle (1869) III. ii. 89 In a really Christian land, the patrimony of the Church would be left untouched. 1953 D. Harrison II. v. 13 When Knox demanded the Church's patrimony for his own Kirk he was met by an indignant refusal. 1997 G. Hosking (1998) i. 4 The rulers of Muscovy regarded their dominions as a patrimony, to be ruled over in undivided sovereignty. the mind > possession > possessions > [noun] > real or immovable property > land > land held by Pope society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > pope > offices or officials > [noun] > Papal States a1475 (?1431) J. Lydgate (1911) i. 32 The mortall howndis..gan to threten and manace The libertees of Christys mansioun, And for to pynch att her fundacioun..The Patrymony of Petir to withdrawe. 1603 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero 112 The patrimony of S. Peter, bequeathed to the church by the countesse Matilda. 1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler II. 298 Viterbo, Perugia, and the mountainous parts of St. Peter's patrimony. 1898 C. H. Bowden at Temporal Power of the Pope His right to possess and govern the Patrimony of St. Peter and other States of the Church. 1924 3 128 Pius..included most of the generous ideas of his age in the same category of deadly errors as the Italian plunder of the patrimony of St. Peter. 1997 (Nexis) 9 Apr. t21 The Pope clung on to what remained of the Papal States in the area immediately around Rome and known as the Patrimony of St Peter. 2. society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > [noun] > descent by inheritance > that which is inherited J. Gaytryge (York Min.) (1901) 56 (MED) We have thurgh fals athes..willfalli gere our euen cristen Lese thaire patrimoyne [v.r. Patermoigne], or thair heritage. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland (Laud 581) (1869) B. xx. 233 Þei arn poure..for patrimoigne hem failleth. a1450 (c1412) T. Hoccleve (Harl. 4866) (1897) 3760 (MED) Plato his patrimoygne and his contree Lefte and for-sook. 1513–14 c. 1. Preamble To recover the Royalme of Fraunce his very true patrimonye and enheritaunce. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) v. i. 185 To reaue the Orphan of his Patrimonie . View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil 112 The Shepherd..with him all his Patrimony bears: His House and household Gods. View more context for this quotation 1751 S. Johnson No. 153. ⁋3 The second son of a gentleman, whose patrimony had been wasted. 1881 H. James i. 10 His fraction of the modest patrimony which, on his father's death, he had shared with his brothers and sisters. 1915 D. H. Lawrence i. 1 There were always children, and the patrimony was divided every time. 1991 Aug. (Appointments & Events Suppl.) 52 He ran through his vast patrimony, indulging his expensive mistress..and gambling on the turf. the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > heredity or hereditary descent > [noun] > inherited quality or constitution a1578 R. Lindsay (1899) I. 160 To cause the patromoney of God's word to be wssit to the glorie of God. 1581 R. Mulcaster xxxvii. 154 Learning..is the patrimonie to wittie pouertie. 1612 J. Brinsley ii. 10 To see their children to haue the best education,..which is the chiefe patrimonie. 1664 i. 57 Seeing our brains are the onely Patrimonies, let's spend with judgement. 1776 A. Smith I. i. x. 151 The patrimony of a poor man lies in the strength and dexterity of his hands. View more context for this quotation 1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone xxix. 601 The Gospel, the especial patrimony of the poor and the illiterate. 1955 V. Nabokov I. xxix. 174 The gentle and dreamy regions through which I crept were the patrimonies of poets. 1992 Mar.–Apr. 40/1 The World Monuments Fund..seeks nothing less than to save the world's cultural patrimony by restoring significant historic buildings worldwide. society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > [noun] > descent by inheritance > fact of inheriting 1484 W. Caxton tr. iii It was come to hym by inherytaunce and by patrymony. 1490 W. Caxton tr. (1885) xiv. 327 I was crowned kynge accordynge to the right of my patrymonye. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara (1546) sig. D.v The Emperour to inherite the empyre by Patrimonie. 1581 in D. Masson (1880) 1st Ser. III. 364 The lands.., pertening to his Majestie in proper patrimony. 1617 F. Moryson i. iii. i. 199 Who being not rich by patrimony, take these iournies onely for experience. 1753 S. Richardson III. xxvii. 284 Your fortune, Sir, by marriage, will be much more considerable than it can be by patrimony. 1838 418 They claimed by patrimony or conquest the whole domain of the country. 1884 28 June 6 It is only possible to become a member of a Livery Company by patrimony, by apprenticeship, or by redemption, which last means by purchase or gift. 1994 (Nexis) 1 Dec. (Viewpoints section) 3 Pope Paul VI sold his tiara, which he acquired by patrimony, and used the money to help the poor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1340 |