Hereditament
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /hɪˈɹɛdɪtəmənt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hereditament is a noun meaning (law) Property which can be inherited.
Meaning
(law) Property which can be inherited.
More Meanings
- Inheritance; the act of inheriting.
Example Sentences
The captain […] had been greatly enamoured; that is to say, of Mr Allworthy's house and gardens, and of his lands, tenements, and hereditaments[…].
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 confirmed and declared good, valid, and effectual in the Law […].
Word Forms
- hereditaments
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include incorporeal, heritage, inheritance, secundogeniture, legitim, primogeniture.
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