hereditament
[ her-i-dit-uh-muh nt ]
/ ˌhɛr ɪˈdɪt ə mənt /
noun Law.
any inheritable estate or interest in property.
Origin of hereditament
1425–75; late Middle English < Medieval Latin
hērēditāmentum, derivative of Late Latin
hērēditāre. See
hereditable,
-ment
Words nearby hereditament
Example sentences from the Web for hereditament
The word "inheritance" was used for hereditament, the former being merely the French form, the latter the Latin.
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 AbbottThe 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