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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
Generic synonyms: Belongings, Holding, Property
Group relationships: Heritage, Inheritance
2. Noun. Something that has been in a family for generations.
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]