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hereditament

[ her-i-dit-uh-muhnt ]

noun

Law.
  1. any inheritable estate or interest in property.


hereditament

/ ËŒ³óÉ›°ùɪˈ»åɪ³ÙÉ™³¾É™²Ô³Ù /

noun

  1. any kind of property capable of being inherited
  2. property that before 1926 passed to an heir if not otherwise disposed of by will
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of hereditament1

1425–75; late Middle English < Medieval Latin ³óŧ°ùŧ»å¾±³ÙÄå³¾±ð²Ô³Ù³Ü³¾, derivative of Late Latin ³óŧ°ùŧ»å¾±³ÙÄå°ù±ð. See hereditable, -ment
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Example Sentences

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Public rights of way show up between parcels of land called “hereditaments.â€

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It is still used in the phrase “lands, tenements and hereditaments†to describe property in land, as distinguished from goods and chattels or movable property.

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Trustees empowered to invest money on the security of freehold or copyhold hereditaments, may invest upon freehold ground rents reserved out of house property.

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"And the parties to this indenture do farther covenant and agree, that all and every the said lands, tenements, and hereditaments—um—um."——How useful sometimes is ambiguity.

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A franchise is an incorporeal hereditament, and arises either from royal grants or from prescription which presupposes a grant.

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