patrimoine

French

Etymology

From Old French patrimoine (13th c.), patremoine (12th c.), a borrowing from Latin pātrimōnium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.tʁi.mwan/
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Noun

patrimoine m (plural patrimoines)

  1. patrimony, estate
  2. heritage
  3. capital, holdings

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