'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]