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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

patrimony XIV (patrimoyne). — (O)F. patrimoine — L. patrimōnium, f. pater, patr- FATHER + -mōnium -MONY; later conformed to L.

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