Definition of Heirloom

1. Noun. (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance.

Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Belongings, Holding, Property
Group relationships: Heritage, Inheritance

2. Noun. Something that has been in a family for generations.
Generic synonyms: Heritage, Inheritance

Definition of Heirloom

1. n. Any furniture, movable, or personal chattel, which by law or special custom descends to the heir along with the inheritance; any piece of personal property that has been in a family for several generations.

Definition of Heirloom

1. an inherited possession [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heirloom

Heinz
Heinz-Ehrlich body
heinz bodies
Heinz body anaemia
Heinz body test
heir
heir-at-law
heirdom
heirdoms
heired
heiress
heiress
heiresses
heiring
heirless
heirloom (current term)
heirlooms
heirs
heirship
heirships
heir apparent
heir presumptive
Heisenberg
heishi
heist
heisted
heister
Heister's diverticulum
Heister's valve
heisters

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