'Incorporeal hereditament' definitions:

Definition of 'Incorporeal hereditament'

From: GCIDE
  • Incorporeal \In`cor*po"re*al\, a. [Pref. in- not + corporeal: cf. L. incorporeus. Cf. Incorporal.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Not corporeal; not having a material body or form; not consisting of matter; immaterial. [1913 Webster]
  • Thus incorporeal spirits to smaller forms Reduced their shapes immense. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Sense and perception must necessarily proceed from some incorporeal substance within us. --Bentley. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Law) Existing only in contemplation of law; not capable of actual visible seizin or possession; not being an object of sense; intangible; -- opposed to corporeal. [1913 Webster]
  • Incorporeal hereditament. See under Hereditament.
  • Syn: Immaterial; unsubstantial; bodiless; spiritual. [1913 Webster]