Patrimony
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence · Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Distinguishes the property which one has received from his father; or sometimes, more largely, that which he has received from his who has the gift of a benefice. In the Roman law, one who stood in a certain relation of defender or protector of another was called his patronus.