Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun heirloom

2 senses of heirloom

Sense 1
heirloom -- ((law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance)
       => property, belongings, holding -- (something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";)

Sense 2
heirloom -- (something that has been in a family for generations)
       => inheritance, heritage -- (that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner)