D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Heirloom

/ĕr'-lo͞omˌ/ · Heir·loom · IPA /ˈɛɚ.lum/
01 n. Any furniture, movable, or personal chattel, which by law or special custom descends to the heir along with the inheritance; any piece of p…
  1. 1.
    Any furniture, movable, or personal chattel, which by law or special custom descends to the heir along with the inheritance; any piece of personal property that has been in a family for several generations.
    “Woe to him whose daring hand profanes The honored heirlooms of his ancestors.” — Moir.