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Heirloom
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (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.