hereditament

[ her-i-dit-uh-muhnt ]

noun

, Law.

1. any inheritable estate or interest in property.

hereditament

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hereditament¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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The word "inheritance" was used for hereditament, the former being merely the French form, the latter the Latin.

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

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The hereditament of a Peer: also rank of a Peer; a list of the Peers.

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A franchise is an incorporeal hereditament, and arises either from royal grants or from prescription which presupposes a grant.

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