hereditament
/hɪˈɹɛdɪtəmənt/
hereditament noun: property which can be inherited.
Noun
hereditament (plural hereditaments)
- Property which can be inherited.
- The captain […] had been greatly enamoured; that is to say, of Mr Allworthy's house and gardens, and of his lands, tenements, and hereditaments[…].1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1979, page 25
- And be it further ordained and enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That […] the Domains, Lands, Reservations, Buildings, Messuages, Tenements, and Hereditaments within the said several Fiefs and Seigniories now held and possessed by them as Proprietors thereof, […] shall be and they are hereby...1840 June 8, C[harles] Poulett Thomson, “An Ordinance to incorporate the Ecclesiastics of the Seminary of Saint Sulpice of Montreal[No. 164 of 1840]”, in Copy of Ordinances Passed by the Governor and...
- Inheritance; the act of inheriting.
Forms of hereditament
| plural | hereditaments |
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Origin of hereditament
Inherited from Middle English hereditament, from Anglo-Norman hereditament or its etymon Medieval Latin hērēditāmentum, from Late Latin hērēditō (“to inherit”), from hērēs (“heir”).
Questions about hereditament
- What does hereditament mean?
- Hereditament means property which can be inherited.
- What part of speech is hereditament?
- Hereditament is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hereditament?
- Hereditament is pronounced /hɪˈɹɛdɪtəmənt/.
- What is the plural of hereditament?
- The plural of hereditament is hereditaments.
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