Hereditament
/hɪˈɹɛdɪtəmənt/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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[…]."
- 2 any property (real or personal or mixed) that can be inherited wordnet
- 3 Inheritance; the act of inheriting.
Example
More examples"The captain […] had been greatly enamoured; that is to say, of Mr Allworthy's house and gardens, and of his lands, tenements, and hereditaments[…]."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English hereditament, from Anglo-Norman hereditament or its etymon Medieval Latin hērēditāmentum, from Late Latin hērēditō (“to inherit”), from hērēs (“heir”).