HEREDITAMENT

hereditament. Hereditament, n. an inheritance, estate, descent

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Her′e‐dit″a‐ment (?), n. [[LL. hereditamentum. See Hereditable.]] (Law) 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. ☞ 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.