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    hereditament
    /ˌhɛrɪˈdɪtəm(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. any item of property, either a corporeal hereditament (land or a building) or an incorporeal hereditament (such as a rent), that can be inherited: dated "rates were not payable on any unoccupied hereditament"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHEREDITAMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HEREDITAMENT definition: a piece of property that can be left to someone after its owner has died: . Learn more.

  3. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › HereditamentHereditament - Wikipedia

    In common law, a hereditament (from Latin hereditare, to inherit, from heres, heir) is any kind of property that can be inherited. [1] Hereditaments are divided into corporeal and incorporeal.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hereditamentHereditament Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. her· e· dit· a· ment ˌher-ə-ˈdi-tə-mənt. : inheritable property. Etymology. Medieval Latin hereditamentum, from Late Latin hereditare to inherit, from Latin hered -, heres heir. Love words?

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHEREDITAMENT definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    HEREDITAMENT meaning: a piece of property that can be left to someone after its owner has died: . Learn more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › hereditamentHEREDITAMENT Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Hereditament definition: any inheritable estate or interest in property.. See examples of HEREDITAMENT used in a sentence.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › hereditamentHereditament - definition of hereditament by The Free Dictionary

    Define hereditament. hereditament synonyms, hereditament pronunciation, hereditament translation, English dictionary definition of hereditament. n. Property that can be inherited.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › hereditament_nhereditament, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the noun hereditament mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun hereditament. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. hereditament has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. law (Middle English) genetics (late 1700s) See meaning & use. How common is the noun hereditament?

  9. byjus.com › biology › heredityHeredity- Information about Heredity, Its Process and Inheritance...

    Heredity is normally defined as the method by which an offspring acquires predisposed characteristics from its parent cell. It is the process of transferring genetic traits from parents to their offspring and is initiated by the recombination and segregation of genes during cell division and fertilization. The process of heredity is the sum of ...

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › hereditamentHereditament Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Noun. Filter. noun. Any property that can be inherited. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Inheritance. Wiktionary. Other Word Forms of Hereditament. Noun. Singular: hereditament. Plural: hereditaments. Origin of Hereditament.

  11. dictionary.justia.com › hereditamenthereditament Definition, Meaning & Usage - Justia

    Definition of "hereditament" Any property that can be inherited ; How to use "hereditament" in a sentence. The antique clock was considered a hereditament in their family. The vast farmland was a hereditament across generations. Houses as well as personal items can be a hereditament.