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Hereditament

//hɪˈɹɛdɪtəmənt// noun

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    any property (real or personal or mixed) that can be inherited wordnet
  3. 3
    Inheritance; the act of inheriting.

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”).

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