Hereditament


[her-i-dit-uh-muh nt] /ˌhɛr ɪˈdɪt ə mənt/

noun, Law.
1.
any inheritable estate or interest in property.
/ˌhɛrɪˈdɪtəmənt/
noun (property law)
1.
any kind of property capable of being inherited
2.
property that before 1926 passed to an heir if not otherwise disposed of by will

“inherited property,” mid-15c., from Medieval Latin hereditamentum, from Latin hereditatem (see heredity).

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