HEREDITAMENT
hereditament
(noun) any property (real or personal or mixed) that can be inherited
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hereditament (plural hereditaments)
(legal) Property which can be inherited.
Inheritance.
Source: Wiktionary
Her`e*dit"a*ment, n. Etym: [LL. hereditamentum. See Hereditable.] (Law)
Definition: 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.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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