A political system in which all power flows from the leader.

plural of patrimonialism

Of or pertaining to patrimony. / Legally (or otherwise) inherited from one or more ancestors.

A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any male ancestor. / Formerly, a church estate or endowment.

plural of patrimony

The quality of being patrimonial.

By inheritance.

plural of cultural patrimony

Objects possessing continuing cultural, traditional, or historical importance to the heritage of a group, particularly those considered inalienable by the group as of the time the objects had been separated from the group or from the historical setting of the objects.