Patrimony
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Patrimony may refer to:
- PropertyPropertyProperty is any physical or intangible entity that is owned by a person or jointly by a group of people or a legal entity like a corporation...
or other legal entitlements inherited from (or through), one's father, especially if it has been handed down through generations in the same family, birthright - In civil law systems, the total of all personal and real entitlementEntitlementAn entitlement is a guarantee of access to benefits based on established rights or by legislation. A "right" is itself an entitlement associated with a moral or social principle, such that an "entitlement" is a provision made in accordance with legal framework of a society...
s, including movable and immovable property, belonging to a real person or a juristic person; in some respects similar to the common-law concept of a person's estate - Patrimony of affectationPatrimony of affectationIn the civil law tradition the patrimony of affectation is a patrimony, or legal entitlement, that can be divided for a purpose, as being distinct from the general patrimony of the person. It is similar to the common law concept of the trust in some aspects where property is held by an...
, in civil law, a legal entitlement that can be divided for a purpose, as distinct from the general patrimony of the person; in some respects similar to a common-law trust - Family patrimonyFamily patrimonyFamily patrimony is a type of civil law patrimony that is created by marriage or civil union which creates a bundle of entitlements and obligations that must be shared by the spouses or partners upon divorce, annulment, dissolution of marriage or dissolution of civil union, when there must be a...
, a type of civil law patrimony that is created by marriage or civil union, similar to the common-law concept of community property - National patrimonyNational patrimonyThe store of wealth or accumulated reserves of a national economy. The term often refers to a nation's non-monetary wealth or reserves, such as its artistic heritage.- China :...
, the store of wealth or accumulated reserves of a national economy - PatrimonialismPatrimonialismPatrimonialism is a form of governance in which all power flows directly from the leader. This constitutes essentially the blending of the public and private sector. These regimes are autocratic or oligarchic and exclude the upper and middle classes from power. The leaders of these countries...
, a form of governance in which all power, both public and private, flows directly from the leader - NeopatrimonialismNeopatrimonialismNeopatrimonialism is a term used for patrons using state resources in order to secure the loyalty of clients in the general population, and is indicative of informal patron-client relationships that can reach from very high up in state structures down to individuals in say, small...
, a social system in which patrons use state resources to secure the loyalty of clients in the general population - The Patrimony of St. Peter, a mediæval state in Italy, ruled by the Pope; see Papal States and Patrimonium Sancti PetriPatrimonium Sancti PetriThe expression Patrimonium Sancti Petri, or shorter Patrimonium Petri, meaning 'Patrimony of Peter', originally designated the landed possessions and revenues of various kinds that belonged to the Church of St. Peter The expression Patrimonium Sancti Petri, or shorter Patrimonium Petri, meaning...
- Patrimony (novel)Patrimony (novel)Patrimony is a science fiction novel by Alan Dean Foster. The book is the thirteenth chronologically in the Pip and Flinx series.-Plot:...
, a 2007 science fiction novel by Alan Dean Foster - Patrimony: A True StoryPatrimony: A True StoryPatrimony: A True Story is a memoir by American writer Philip Roth. It was first published by Simon & Schuster in 1991.-Summary:Roth's memoir recounts the life, decline, and death of his father, Herman Roth, from an inoperable brain tumor.-Composition:"In keeping with the unseemliness of my...
, a 1991 non-fiction memoir by American novelist Philip Roth - A qualification for certain awards, honors, or privileges — such as the Freedom of the City of LondonFreedom of the CityFreedom of the City is an honour bestowed by some municipalities in Australia, Canada, Ireland, France, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom, Gibraltar and Rhodesia to esteemed members of its community and to organisations to be honoured, often for service to the community;...