/ Dictionary / Index H heirloom: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: heir•loom Pronunciation: (âr'lm"), [key] — n. a family possession handed down from generation to generation. property neither personal nor real that descends to the heir of an estate as part of the real property. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: heirloom (Thesaurus) heiress heir presumptive Related Content Daily Word Quiz: profiterole Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language