Pat`ri*mo"ni*al (?), a. [L. patrimonialis: cf. F. patrimonial.] Of or
pertaining to a patrimony; inherited from ancestors; as, a patrimonial
estate.
Pat`ri*mo"ni*al*ly, adv. By inheritance.
Pat"ri*mo*ny (?), n.; pl. Patrimonies (#). [L. patrimonium, fr. pater
father: cf. F. 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." Shak.