'Hereditament' definitions:

Definition of 'hereditament'

(from WordNet)
noun
Any property (real or personal or mixed) that can be inherited

Definition of 'Hereditament'

From: GCIDE
  • Hereditament \Her`e*dit"a*ment\, n. [LL. hereditamentum. See Hereditable.] (Law) Any species of property that may be inherited; lands, tenements, anything corporeal or incorporeal, real, personal, or mixed, that may descend to an heir. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: A corporeal hereditament is visible and tangible; an incorporeal hereditament is not in itself visible or tangible, being an hereditary right, interest, or obligation, as duty to pay rent, or a right of way. [1913 Webster]

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