patrimony
pat·ri·mo·ny/ˈpæt.ɹɪˌmoʊ.ni/noun
patrimony is spelled P-A-T-R-I-M-O-N-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables (pat·ri·mo·ny). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, patrimony means “A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any male ancestor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of patrimony is patrimonies.
How many letters and syllables are in patrimony?
| Letters | 9: P-A-T-R-I-M-O-N-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: pat·ri·mo·ny |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is patrimony?
Patrimony appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce patrimony?
- UK /ˈpat.ɹɪ.mə.ni/
- US /ˈpæt.ɹɪˌmoʊ.ni/
Patrimony has 4 syllables, split pat·ri·mo·ny in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-VCcortex-patrimony.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with patrimony?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as patrimony from its last stressed vowel (/ætɹɪmoʊni/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of patrimony
- patrimonies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does patrimony mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any male ancestor.
- 2
Formerly, a church estate or endowment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Patrimony in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inheritance from one's ancestor:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | patrimoine |
| German | Patrimonium |
| Portuguese | património, patrimônio |
| Spanish | patrimonio |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does patrimony come from?
From earlier patrimoyne, from patremoyne, from Middle French patrimoine/patremoine, semilearned borrowing from Latin patrimōnium, from pater (“father”) + -mōnium (“state, condition”). First attested in 1513. By surface analysis, patri- + -mony. Compare matrimony. Displaced native Old English fæderġestrēon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).