hereditament
Americannoun
noun
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any kind of property capable of being inherited
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property that before 1926 passed to an heir if not otherwise disposed of by will
Etymology
Origin of hereditament
1425–75; late Middle English < Medieval Latin hērēditāmentum, derivative of Late Latin hērēditāre. See hereditable, -ment
Example Sentences
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The hereditament of a Peer: also rank of a Peer; a list of the Peers.
From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.
An example of a corporeal hereditament is land held in freehold, of incorporeal hereditaments, tithes, advowsons, pensions, annuities, rents, franchises, &c.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
English title in a pew is in the nature of a right of way through another's land; it is an incorporeal hereditament.
From The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law by Scanlan, Charles M.
He concluded that it must be an ancestral hereditament from Athens, Ohio.
From By Advice of Counsel by Train, Arthur Cheney
A franchise is an incorporeal hereditament, and arises either from royal grants or from prescription which presupposes a grant.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various
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