patrimony
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“The paintings are the patrimony of all Mexicans,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The disgraced former prince received the honour in 2012 "by virtue of patrimony", due to his father Prince Philip having been a Freeman.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
Michael Barry, a leading specialist in miniature art, said that people being deprived of their cultural patrimony was "the height of injustice".
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
But there’s no reason for this to be so, or for it to be a problem: Classic works are the patrimony of us all, whatever our politics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
Each day you crowd this house like wolves to eat away my brave son’s patrimony.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
India and China placed their cultural patrimonies in lockdown, where they have stayed, with China now aggressively buying back art from abroad.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2011
Johnson's double vision makes him a formidable competitor and one of those rare sons who increase exponentially the patrimonies of their fathers.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have already devoured several patrimonies, and my appetite is still good.
From Vautrin by Balzac, Honoré de
It is this ignorance of the real value of money that squanders fortunes, and fritters away accumulated patrimonies so laboriously earned and saved in the frugal provinces.
From File No. 113 by Gaboriau, Émile
Thus the people would know how to respect their superiors, and the ruling classes would be in a position to maintain their patrimonies.
From Ancient China Simplified by Parker, Edward Harper
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