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In the fifth century the Salic law repealed the right of inheritance of women to patrimonial estates.

Our patrimonial estate was greatly impaired by his prodigality, and was altogether lost by his successor, my unfortunate father.

Since then it has remained in the same family, its pride, its patrimonial jewel, its Regent diamond.

Light rest the turf upon him beneath his own patrimonial oaks!

I was born to no proud patrimonial estate; from my father I inherited only infancy, ignorance, and indigence.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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