| NOUN | possession | heirloom | (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance |
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| possession | heirloom | something that has been in a family for generations |
| Sounds | eh'rluw.m | |
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| Rhymes | abloom ... zoom: 56 rhymes with uwm... | |
| Meaning | (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance. | |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Part of | inheritance, heritage | That which is inherited |
| Broader | property, belongings, holding | Something owned |
| Meaning | Something that has been in a family for generations. | |
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| Broader | inheritance, heritage | That which is inherited |
| Spanish | reliquia de familia | |
| Catalan | relíquia familiar | |
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