Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Patrimony

Patrimony , noun

[Latin patrimonium, from pater father: compare French patrimoine. See Paternal.]

1.
A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor.
'Reave the orphan of his patrimony. — Shakespeare
2.
Formerly, a church estate or endowment. — Shipley