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Patrimony vs Paternal - What's the difference?

patrimony | paternal |

As a noun patrimony

is a right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor.

As an adjective paternal is

of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family.

patrimony

English

Noun

(patrimonies)
  • A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor.
  • Formerly, a church estate or endowment.

    • Synonyms

    * (sense, inheritance from one's ancestor) heirloom

    paternal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family
    • paternal grandfather
  • Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.
  • Received or inherited from one's father.
  • * Dryden
    • their small paternal field of corn
  • Acting as a father
    • paternal filicide

    Derived terms

    * paternalism * paternalistic * paternally * paternal aunt * paternal cousin * paternal grandfather * paternal grandmother * paternal uncle

    Antonyms

    * maternal – mother

    Coordinate terms

    * avuncular – uncle * maternal – mother * materteral – aunt

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