heirloom.
A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.
Meaning & usage
A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.
An old crop variety that has been passed down through generations of farmers by seed saving and cultivation, in contrast to modern cultivars used in large-scale agriculture.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English heirlome (“heirloom”, literally “a tool or article passed to one's heirs”). By surface analysis, heir + loom. Displaced native Old English fæderġestrēon.
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