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Patrimony(e, n. Also: patry-, patr(i)e-, patro- and -monie, -money, -meney. [e.m.E. patrimonye (1513–14), -monie, L. patrimō ni-um paternal estate, patrimony, f. L. pater, patr-is father: cf. Patrimoyn(e.]

1. A patrimony, heritage, inheritance.A property inherited by a person, institution or corporation from one's father, forbears or predecessors. Also fig.(1) 1456 Hay I. 133/33.
Gif a preste or a clerk may … defend his temporale gudis as we call patrymonye or the corne of his grangeis 16.. Mackenzie in Macfarlane's Geog. Coll. III. 80.
Bishops also have mensal churches … being a part of his patrimony a1633 Hope Major Pract. I. 80.
That na … prelat … sett in tack … their patrimonie for longer space then 19 yeiris(2) 1561 Reg. Privy S. V. i. 226/2.
And inbringing of all hir patrimony and propirtie of hir croun c1575 Balfour Pract. 133.
Of the Kingis patrimonie a1578 Pitsc. I. 151/11.
Than cummis new officairis rewland in thair rage Reddie to tak up the kingis patrimonie 1578 Reg. Privy C. III. 48.
Of unproffitabill alienationis … of thair rentis and patrimony in thair les ages 1596 Dalr. II. 240/4.
Quhen he vnderstude that he culde not vpon sa smal patrimonie defend the cost … of a king 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Scaccarium.(3) 1583–4 Misc. Spald. C. II. 341.
Alexander Hay … his misvsaige … baith in his persoun and in the dispositioun of that leving and patrimony quhairvnto he wes apperand to succeid 1587 Montg. Suppl. 278.
The said Mr William hes … debursit thairthrow his haill leving and patrimonie 1596 Dalr. II. 157/24.
The Duke escheited his patrimonie and al his gudes(4) 1456 Hay I. 214/14.
The privilege that the emperour has gevin to the haly kirk of Rome of all the patrymonye of the kirk with the ilis in the see [etc.] 1528 Lynd. Dreme 200.
Off haly kirk the patrimonie and rent 1560 Old Ross-shire I. 14.
And pairt of the patrimony of the said provestery 1561 Reg. Dunferm. 444.
The patremoney of the abbacie of Dumfermling 1562-3 Winȝet I. 44/21. 1567 Acts III. 24/2.
Quhill the kirk cum to the full possessioun of thair propir patrimonie quhilk is the teindis 1569 Reg. Privy C. II. 30. 1574 Elgin Rec. I. 146.
His town and landis Kirkhill … being ane part of the patrimonye of the said personage 1578 Dickinson Source-bk. III. 25.
Be the patrimonie of the kirk we mein whatsumever thing hath bene … or shall be … gevin … applyit to the publique use and utilitie of the kirk a1578 Pitsc. I. 348/26.
Patromeney 1581 Bk. Univ. Kirk II. 502.
To tak onie of this patrimonie be onlauchfull meanis … we hauld it ane detestable sacralege 1643 Argyll Synod I. 75. 1671 McWard True Nonconf. 100.
The church patrimony(5) 1546 Stirling B. Rec. I. 44.
And in speciale tueching the propirte and patrimony of the burgh and exspending of the frutis tharof 1564 Acts II. 544/1. 1576 Prot. Bk. J. Scott 34 b.
He findis … the college and patrimonie thairof grytumlie hourt be the said decreit a1578 Pitsc. I. 395/16.
Annexit to the patromoney of the croun Ib. /20.
Patriemoney 1581 Acts III. 235/2.
The patremonie of the few maill … of the saidis fischeingis 1598 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 161.
The patrimonie and rent of the town c1646 Craufurd Edinb. Univ. fol. 29. 1676 Kirkcaldy B. Rec. MS. 20 May.
Their dayes pay allowed to them furth of the tounes patrimonie 1679 Dunkeld Presb. I. 35 n.(6) fig. a1578 Pitsc. I. 160/10.
To cause the patromoney of God's word to be wssit to the glorie of God

2. Possession by inheritance in this way.(1) 1549 Reg. Episc. Aberd. II. 307.
Our … bailȝeis … of all … our landis schyris and annuell rentis … pertenying in patrimony to ws 1575 (1585) Reg. Great S. 261/1. 1580–1 Reg. Privy C. III. 364.
[The lands] pertening to his majestie in proper patrimony(2) 1563–4 Linlithgow B. Ct. 21 Jan.
That the trinite altar be disponit to sum qualifiyt persoun for confirmatioun of thair donatioun & the patrimony thairof