erfgoed

Definitions of erfgoed
  1. noun
    that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
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    aanwas
    (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)
    patrimonie, patrimonium
    an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
    erfstuk, familiestuk, familietrek, familietrekje
    something that has been in a family for generations
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