They are not wasted by war or excessive toil; they plunder us in a quiet way, and enrich themselves with the fruits of our Patrimonies which they sell back to us.
"The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes"
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
One day a friend chanced to mention the greatness of my fortune, and congratulated me on my title to two such large Patrimonies as those of Mrs. Fielder and my father.
"Jane Talbot"
Charles Brockden Brown
He told them that he knew no difference between gentlemen and yeomen, but that the latter were the better men, and that they were really gentlemen only, who had longer preserved their estates and Patrimonies in the same place, without waste or dissipation; an observation very just.
"Highways and Byways in Surrey"
Eric Parker