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

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

From By Advice of Counsel by Train, Arthur Cheney

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.

A hereditament is a thing capable of being inherited.

From The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. by Young, Andrew W.

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.

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