hereditament

American  

[her-i-dit-uh-muhnt] / ˌhɛr ɪˈdɪt ə mənt /

noun

Law.

1. any inheritable estate or interest in property.

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hereditament British  

/ ˌhɛrɪˈdɪtəmənt /

noun

1. any kind of property capable of being inherited

2. property that before 1926 passed to an heir if not otherwise disposed of by will

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Etymology

Origin of hereditament

1425–75; late Middle English < Medieval Latin hērēditāmentum, derivative of Late Latin hērēditāre. See hereditable, -ment

Example Sentences

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

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

He concluded that it must be an ancestral hereditament from Athens, Ohio.

From By Advice of Counsel by Train, Arthur Cheney

In this country, on the other hand, we confine the hereditament to property, abrogating it in the case of rank and power.

From Charles I Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob