different between heirloom vs patrimony

English

Etymology

From Middle English heirlome (“heirloom”, literally “a tool or article passed to one's heirs”), equivalent to heir +? loom.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???.lu?m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /????.lum/

Noun

heirloom (plural heirlooms)

1. A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.

   Synonym: patrimony

2. (horticulture) An old crop variety that has been passed down through generations of farmers by seed saving and cultivation, in contrast to modern cultivars used in large-scale agriculture.

See also

• (agriculture): heritage, landrace

Translations

Further reading

• heirloom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• holorime

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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.

Related terms

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

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• patrimony in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• patrimony in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “patrimony”, in Online Etymology Dictionary