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Vinony

patrimonial

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌpætɹɪˈməʊni.əl/ / /ˌpætɹɪˈmoʊni.əl/ / /ˌpætɹɪˈməʉni.əl/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English patrimony Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English patrimonial From patrimony + -al.

  1. Of or pertaining to patrimony.
  2. Legally (or otherwise) inherited from one or more ancestors.

    “[…] Cluffe, who had had two or three sharp little visits of his patrimonial gout […]”

    “The general evolution is clear: bubbles aside, what we are witnessing is a strong comeback of private capital in the rich countries since 1970, or, to put it another way, the emergence of a new patrimonial capitalism.”