hereditament

[ her-i-dit-uh-muh nt ]

/ ˌhɛr ɪˈdɪt ə mənt /

noun Law.

any inheritable estate or interest in property.

Words nearby hereditament

hereaway, hereby, heredes, heredia, hereditable, hereditament, hereditarian, hereditarianism, hereditary, hereditary angioneurotic edema, hereditary cerebellar ataxia

Origin of hereditament

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

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Examples from the Web for hereditament

The word "inheritance" was used for hereditament, the former being merely the French form, the latter the Latin.
Notes and Queries, Number 225, February 18, 1854|Various
In this country, on the other hand, we confine the hereditament to property, abrogating it in the case of rank and power.
Charles I|Jacob Abbott
The hereditament of a Peer: also rank of a Peer; a list of the Peers.
The Handbook to English Heraldry|Charles Boutell

British Dictionary definitions for hereditament

hereditament

/ (ˌhɛrɪˈdɪtəmənt) /

noun property law

any kind of property capable of being inherited

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

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