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heirloom

heir·loom [ ér lm ] (plural heir·looms)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. something handed down: something valuable that has been in the possession of a family for a long time and has been passed on from one generation to the next

2. something inherited by law: an item of personal property that is attached to the estate that a legal heir will inherit

[<loom2 in obsolete sense "tool, utensil"]
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