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heirloom

heir.loom \'a(*)r-.lu:m, 'e(*)r-\ n [ME heirlome, fr. heir + lome implement 
   - more at LOOMM 1: a piece of property that descends to the heir as an 
   inseparable part of  an inheritance 2: something of special value handed on 
   from one generation to another