herdanza

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 15th century. Blend of herdar +‎ herança, older form of this term attested since the 14th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛɾˈðanθa̝/

Noun

herdanza f (plural herdanzas)

1. legacy; heritage (something passed down from preceding generations)

   Synonym: legado

2. inheritance (that which a person is entitled to inherit)

   Synonym: herdo

Related terms

• herdade
• herdar
• herdeiro
• heree

References

• “herança” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “herança” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “herdança” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “herdanza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “herdanza” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.