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heir·loom
/ˈærˌlum, ˈɛr-/
傳家寶,相傳動產
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Heir·loom
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
.
Woe
to
him
whose
daring
hand
profanes
The
honored
heirlooms
of
his
ancestors
. --
Moir
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
heirloom
n
1: (
law
)
any
property
that
is
considered
by
law
or
custom
as
inseparable
from
an
inheritance
is
inherited
with
that
inheritance
2:
something
that
has
been
in
a
family
for
generations
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