HEREDITAMENT | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Hereditament

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English: from medieval Latin hereditamentum, from ecclesiastical Latin hereditare ‘inherit’, from Latin heres, hered- ‘heir’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˌhɛrɪˈdɪtəm(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

any item of property, either a corporeal hereditament (land or a building) or an incorporeal hereditament (such as a rent), that can be inherited

Short Definition:

any item of property, either corporeal hereditament land or building or incorporeal hereditament such as rent, that can be inherited

Examples:
  • rates were not payable on any unoccupied hereditament

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