Is patrimonious a word?

[instroke]

When I started to reply to the jump cue paper thread I wanted to be sure I knew exactly what patrimonious means. I knew what I thought it means bt I wasn't sure. I don't believe that it is a word. I have researched on the net and tried to look it up in the Oxford English Dictionary, the bible of words, and cannot find it or a defintition for it. I see that it is used and can infer the meaning of the users through context but I find no definition.

Patrimony is an inheritance or a legacy. As in George's patrimony is the whole of southern France. A patrimonial system is one in which the right to rule over property descends through inheritance or legacy.

But nowhere is the word patrimonious acknowledged or defined. I believe that it is used most commonly to mean displaying arrogant control or influence but the correct definition if it were a word would be something like preserving a legacy.

I believe the correct word is patriarchal. Which is exerting autocratic control.

I ask the group to please provide some reference that patrimonious is a word and what it means if possible.

Thanks,

John


PS. Tony and I have been having a pleasant conversation and we are about to make the rules for all pool players everywhere.

 

[fast larry]

When I started to reply to the jump cue paper thread I wanted to be sure I knew exactly what patrimonious means. I knew what I thought it means bt I wasn't sure. I don't believe that it is a word. I have researched on the net and tried to look it up in the Oxford English Dictionary, the bible of words, and cannot find it or a defintition for it. I see that it is used and can infer the meaning of the users through context but I find no definition.

Patrimony is an inheritance or a legacy. As in George's patrimony is the whole of southern France. A patrimonial system is one in which the right to rule over property descends through inheritance or legacy.

But nowhere is the word patrimonious acknowledged or defined. I believe that it is used most commonly to mean displaying arrogant control or influence but the correct definition if it were a word would be something like preserving a legacy.

I believe the correct word is patriarchal. Which is exerting autocratic control.

I ask the group to please provide some reference that patrimonious is a word and what it means if possible.

Thanks,

John


PS. Tony and I have been having a pleasant conversation and we are about to make the rules for all pool players everywhere.

Try this:

fortune. He emerged as a man of privilege from the beginning who
used patrimonious affirmative action to gain fame and fortune. ...

the US and other industrial nations, we are edging toward a patrimonious society,
in which what one’s parents can do for a child counts more than the child ...

... silence. Ominous Patrimonious Prayers, without heart, glittering in
the dark, keep the rhythm of the dance but nothing else. and ...

... the Trinity is the model for our own human relationships; as I think about "praise"
in such a context, it assumes less of a condescending, patrimonious air and ...

... truly welded together. That is one view. Another view is that Nigeria
has not been blessed with patrimonious leadership. If we had ...

... Obviously NASA wont hear of it. They are far too patrimonious and pride themselves
on having a zero profit operation. The Chinese or Russians maybe.

... There is more hope now that the international community will develop a workable partnership
with the Nicaraguense rather than the patrimonious approach of the ...

 

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Try this:

fortune. He emerged as a man of privilege from the beginning who
used patrimonious affirmative action to gain fame and fortune. ...

the US and other industrial nations, we are edging toward a patrimonious society,
in which what one’s parents can do for a child counts more than the child ...

... silence. Ominous Patrimonious Prayers, without heart, glittering in
the dark, keep the rhythm of the dance but nothing else. and ...

... the Trinity is the model for our own human relationships; as I think about "praise"
in such a context, it assumes less of a condescending, patrimonious air and ...

... truly welded together. That is one view. Another view is that Nigeria
has not been blessed with patrimonious leadership. If we had ...

... Obviously NASA wont hear of it. They are far too patrimonious and pride themselves
on having a zero profit operation. The Chinese or Russians maybe.

... There is more hope now that the international community will develop a workable partnership
with the Nicaraguense rather than the patrimonious approach of the ...

These are all taken from the net as instances where the word is used but they do not indicate if it is really a word nor whether it is the proper word for the context.

Insert anything about legacy or heritage into any of the above sentences and they don't make sense in context.

Thank you for trying,

John

 

[Rickw]

Patrimony is a word but not patrimonious. Patrimony means inherited from you father.

 

[Frank_Glenn]

Evidently not. From http://www.m-w.com/
The word you've entered isn't in the dictionary. Click on a spelling suggestion below or try again using the search box to the right.

Suggestions for patrimonious:
1. patrimonies
2. patrimonial
3. patrimony
4. Patrimony
5. patronymics
6. patronymic
7. patronise
8. patronize
9. Petronius
10. patronizes

Patrimony is however:
Main Entry: pat·ri·mo·ny
Pronunciation: 'pa-tr&-"mO-nE
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English patrimonie, from Middle French, from Latin patrimonium, from patr-, pater father
1 a : an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor b : anything derived from one's father or ancestors : HERITAGE
2 : an estate or endowment belonging by ancient right to a church
- pat·ri·mo·ni·al /"pa-tr&-'mO-nE-&l/ adjective

 

[Head Hunter]

www.m-w.com

Is all you need to know.


Damn, Frank beat me to it.

 

[fast larry]

These are all taken from the net as instances where the word is used but they do not indicate if it is really a word nor whether it is the proper word for the context.

Insert anything about legacy or heritage into any of the above sentences and they don't make sense in context.

Thank you for trying,

John

This must have came from an Aflac commercial and yogi sitting in a barber chair talking. Obviously some inside baseball term about getting patted on the butt after hitting a grand slam or something like that I bet.

 

[Phylbert57]

Pretty Good

This must have came from an Aflac commercial and yogi sitting in a barber chair talking. Obviously some inside baseball term about getting patted on the butt after hitting a grand slam or something like that I bet.

Hey, I like that one!



It sounds to me more like a combination of Patronize + Acrimonious

Patronize: 2.) to behave in an offensively condescending manner toward.

Acrimonious: adj. caustic, stinging, harsh or bitter in nature, speech or behavior. ----ie: an acrimonious answer.


Will probably be in Webster's by next year.

Phyllis Gumphrey

 

[fast larry]

Hey, I like that one!



It sounds to me more like a combination of Patronize + Acrimonious

Patronize: 2.) to behave in an offensively condescending manner toward.

Acrimonious: adj. caustic, stinging, harsh or bitter in nature, speech or behavior. ----ie: an acrimonious answer.


Will probably be in Webster's by next year.

Phyllis Gumphrey

Yo phil, youse guys needs to get yogi and do one of dem dictionaries for real people, youse knows whats im takin about, how real people talks and not how dem hi falutin college people carry on, none of dem turkeys can run 3 friggin balls any way so it dont matta no how.

 

[matthew]

Yo phil, youse guys needs to get yogi and do one of dem dictionaries for real people, youse knows whats im takin about, how real people talks and not how dem hi falutin college people carry on, none of dem turkeys can run 3 friggin balls any way so it dont matta no how.

I'm one of those falutin college people and I can run three balls.

 

[Phylbert57]

Sorry

Yo phil, youse guys needs to get yogi and do one of dem dictionaries for real people, youse knows whats im takin about, how real people talks and not how dem hi falutin college people carry on, none of dem turkeys can run 3 friggin balls any way so it dont matta no how.

Oh, I'm sorry. Damn!, I thought he was looking for a real legitimate definition. My mistake, I forgot where I was for a second there.

Phyl

 

[tom haney]

Patrimonial is a word; patrimonious is not.
Sometimes if large numbers of people misuse
a word, over a period of time it becomes a word.
example- prioritize

 

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Patrimonial is a word; patrimonious is not.
Sometimes if large numbers of people misuse
a word, over a period of time it becomes a word.
example- prioritize

That's kinda what I was looking for. I would say that prioritize means to list in order of importance and urgency. What comes to mind when you hear patrimonious?

FWIW I like the theory of patronize+acrimonius but I don't think that this is what most people think of when they hear the word (non-word) patrimonious.

John