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[O. Fr. pertrix: Fr. Sabellians; and Pearson points out that the doc perdrix, from Lat. perdix.] A partridge (q. v.). păt-ri-cô, s. [Gypsy lang.] A gypsy priest. păt-ri-mô-ni-al, a . [Fr., from Lat. patrimoni alis , from pat rim onium =patrimony (q. v.); Sp. & Port. patrimonial ; Ital. patrimoniale .] Of or pertaining to a patrimony; po e ed or held by inheritance: inherited from ancestors; hereditary. "My patrimonial treasure and my pride." Cowper: Retirement, 367. In England, patrimonial (or hereditary ) juris diction : The jurisdiction exercised by a person over others by right of inheritance, or as owner of an estate. păt-ri-mô-ni-al-ly, adv. [Eng. patrimonial; ly.] By way of patrimony; by inheritance. păt-ri-mon-, *pat-ri-mon-ie, *pat-rimoigne, subst. [Fr. patrimoine. from Latin patri monium , from pater (gen it. patris )=a father; Sp., Port. & Ital. patrimonio .] 1. An estate or right inherited from one's ancestors; an estate which descends by inheritance; a paternal inheritance; heritage. "Challenge to ourselves our portions due Of all the patrimonie." Spenser: Mother Hubberd's Tale. 2. In England, the endowment of a church or religious house: a church estate or endowment. 3. A bequest, a legacy. "The patrimony of knowledge which was left us by our forefathers." -Burke : On the French Revolution. Patrimony of St. Peter: The States of the Church; the territory formerly subject to the Pope as a temporal sovereign.