HEREDITAMENTS

Noun

hereditaments

plural of hereditament

Source: Wiktionary


HEREDITAMENT

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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