Hereditament

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hereditament \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.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     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.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hereditament
       n : any property (real or personal or mixed) that can be
           inherited