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Noun: heirloom  'ehr,loom
  1. (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance
     
  2. Something that has been in a family for generations

Derived forms: heirlooms

Type of: belongings, heritage, holding, inheritance, property

Part of: heritage, inheritance

Encyclopedia: Heirloom

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Heinrich Schliemann
Heinrich Theodor Boell
Heinrich von Kleist
Heinz
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heirship
Heisenberg
Heisenbug
heist
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Hejaz
hejira
Hejira
Hel
Hela