old family
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- generationsPeople born around same time
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
heirloom · patriarch · matriarch · bloodline · roots · tradition · estate · legacy · surname · clan · kinfolk · ancestral · genealogy · homestead · inherited · noble · pedigree · forebears
old familynew money
Self-earned, not inherited wealth
nouveau riche · parvenus · arrivistes · social climbers · upstarts