English → Latin
“patrimony” in Latin
hērēditāsinheritance; hereditary succession; hereditary legacypatrimōniumthe estate or assets that are passed from father to son, patrimony
The English word patrimony itself goes back to Latin pater, through patrimōnium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
patrimony
hereditas; patrimonium: to leave one’s son an ample patrimony, filio suo amplum patrimonium relinquere (Cic., Dom., 58, 147).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for patrimony?
- The usual Latin words for “patrimony” are hērēditās, patrimōnium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.