patrimoine

Definitions of patrimoine
  1. noun
    something that has been in a family for generations
    synonyms: bien héréditaire, héritage, legs
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    type of:
    bien héréditaire, héritage, legs
    that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
  2. noun
    any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
    synonyms: bien héréditaire, héritage, legs
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    types:
    éducation
    properties acquired during a person's formative years
    éducation
    the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
    éducation
    the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
    type of:
    attribut
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
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