HEIRLOOM

heirloom. Heirloom, n. what descends with a freehold, to the heir

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Heir″loom′ (?), n. [[Heir + loom, in its earlier sense of implement, tool. See Loom the frame.]] 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.