patrimonial
From one's father
Patrimonial describes something inherited from one's father or ancestors, or relating to such inheritance.
A patrimonial estate passes down through generations.
The word extends to institutional contexts: patrimonial authority in sociology describes power based on traditional personal relationships rather than formal rules.
The family's patrimonial lands had been held for centuries.
Landed aristocratic residence
- demesneLord's private estate
- landholdingsOwned tracts of terrain
- freeholdPermanent property title
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
acreage · domain · holdings · chateau · villa · palazzo · farmstead · plantation
Gift left by will
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
- successionFollowing in order
- entailmentLogical necessity from premises
- primogenitureEldest inherits all
testament · birthright · heirloom · probate · endowment · devisee · executor · testator
Descent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- forebearsAncestral family members
- progenitorsOriginal ancestors of a lineage
- descentDownward slope or lineage
genealogy · dynasty · pedigree · kinship · clan · ancestors · predecessors · filiation
Having abundant financial resources
- landedCame to rest
- propertiedOwning substantial assets
- moneyedHaving substantial wealth
- aristocraticOf hereditary nobility
noble · rentier · landowner · plutocrat · magnate · privileged · gentry · bourgeois
Preferring kin in hiring
- autocracyRule by one
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- feudalOf tiered landownership
- oligarchyRule by few
patronage · sovereignty · rulership · monarchy · fiefdom · lordship · seigneurial · bureaucracy
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- heirloomsObjects passed through family lines
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
provenance · antiquities · rites · rituals · folklore · totems · preservation · custodianship
manor
Landed aristocratic residence
- demesneLord's private estate
- landholdingsOwned tracts of terrain
- freeholdPermanent property title
homestead · acreage · domain · holdings · chateau · villa · palazzo · farmstead · plantation · property
bequest
Gift left by will
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
- successionFollowing in order
- entailmentLogical necessity from premises
primogeniture · testament · birthright · heirloom · probate · endowment · devisee · executor · testator · intestate
lineage
Descent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- forebearsAncestral family members
- progenitorsOriginal ancestors of a lineage
descent · genealogy · dynasty · pedigree · kinship · clan · ancestors · predecessors · filiation · primogeniture
affluent
Having abundant financial resources
- landedCame to rest
- propertiedOwning substantial assets
- moneyedHaving substantial wealth
aristocratic · noble · rentier · landowner · plutocrat · magnate · privileged · gentry · bourgeois · dynastic
nepotism
Preferring kin in hiring
oligarchy · patronage · sovereignty · rulership · monarchy · fiefdom · lordship · seigneurial · bureaucracy · corruption
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- heirloomsObjects passed through family lines
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
relics · provenance · antiquities · rites · rituals · folklore · totems · preservation · custodianship · stewardship
patrimonialearned
Gained by effort
self-made · nonheritable · purchased · won · achieved
patrimonialmeritocratic
Favoring ability over privilege
bureaucratic · democratic · elective · technocratic · earned
patrimonialindividual
One separate human being
personal · self-made · non-hereditary · autonomous · independent