Patrimony
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Anderson (1889), Abbott (1879)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Any kind of property; such estate as has descended in the same family; estates which have descended or been devised in a direct line from the father, and, by extension, from the mother or other ancestor. The father's duty to take care of his chil- PATRIMUS (Lat. from pater, father.
In the civil law. One who had a father living. Calv. Lex.; Spelman. PATRINUS (Law Lat. from pater, fat Ser).
In old ecclesiastical law. A godfather. Spelman. PATROCINIUM (Lat.)
In the Roman law. Patronage; protection; defense. The business or duty of a patron or advocate. See "Patronus."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Any kind of property. Such estate as has descended in the same family; estates which have descended or been devised in a direct line from the father, and, by extension, from the mother or other ancestor. It has been held that the word is not necessarily restricted to property inherited directly from the father. 5 Ir. Ch. Rep. 525. PATRINUS (Lat.). A godfather.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
Property received from one's father, or ancestors. Whence patrimonial. See Descent.
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
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.