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hereditament

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HEREDITAMENT

n.[L. haeres, haeredium. See Heir. ] Any species of property that may be inherited; lands, tenements, any thing corporeal or incorporeal, real, personal or mixed, that may descend to an heir.
A corporeal hereditament is visible and tangible; an incorporeal hereditament is an ideal right, existing in contemplation of law, issuing out of substantial corporeal property.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HEREDITAMENT

Her `e *dit "a *ment, n. Etym: [LL. hereditamentum. See Hereditable. ](Law )

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hereditament

her e dit a ment |ˌherəˈditəmənt ˌhɛrəˈdɪdəmənt | noun Law, dated any item of property, either a corporeal hereditament (such as land or a building ) or an incorporeal hereditament (such as a rent or a right of way ). an item of inheritance. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin hereditamentum, from ecclesiastical Latin hereditare inherit, from Latin heres, hered- heir.

 

Oxford Dictionary

hereditament

hereditament |ˌhɛrɪˈdɪtəm (ə )nt, hɪˈrɛdɪt -| noun Law, dated any item of property, either a corporeal hereditament (land or a building ) or an incorporeal hereditament (such as a rent ), that can be inherited. an item of inheritance. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin hereditamentum, from ecclesiastical Latin hereditare inherit , from Latin heres, hered- heir .