HEIRLOOMS

Noun

heirlooms

plural of heirloom

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Source: Wiktionary


HEIRLOOM

Heir"loom`, n. Etym: [Heir + loom, in its earlier sense of implement, tool. See Loom the frame.]

Definition: 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. Woe to him whose daring hand profanes The honored heirlooms of his ancestors. Moir.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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