GRE Word List

PATRIMONY

an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor

The meaning of the word patrimony is an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor.

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annexto attach as a quality, consequence, or condition
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queryquestion
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
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beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted