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heirloom
1472, ayre lome, from
heir
(q.v.) +
loom
in its original but now otherwise obsolete sense of "implement, tool." Technically, some piece of property that by will or custom passes down with the real estate.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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