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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.
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(law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance
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something that has been in a family for generations
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a plant that's been handed down from one family member to another for several generations
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a valued family possession that has been handed down from generation to generation
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A personal possession that usually has a sentimental value which exceeds its monetary value.
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something of special value handed on from one generation to another
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A valued possession that is passed down among family members through generations.
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an object passed down, generally within the family, from generation to generation, often of worth only due to sentimental value.
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generally a plant variety that has been in cultivation for at least 50 years; often passed down through generations of family members.
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Heirloom, strictly so called in English law, a chattel (loom meaning originally a tool) which by immemorial usage is regarded as annexed by inheritance to a family estate.
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