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Definition of hereditament in English: hereditamentnoun ˌhɛrɪˈdɪtəm(ə)nthɪˈrɛdɪtəm(ə)ntˌhɛrəˈdɪdəmənt Law dated 1Any item of property, either a corporeal hereditament (land or a building) or an incorporeal hereditament (such as a rent), that can be inherited. 〈旧〉财产（土地、楼宇等有形财产，或租金、通行权等无形财产） rates were not payable on any unoccupied hereditament Example sentencesExamples - ‘Land’ includes a rent or other incorporeal hereditament.
- Corporeal hereditaments are physical objects: the physical land and its attachments.
- I have discovered that on these, the boundaries of hereditaments were often carelessly delineated and only outlined with coloured crayon.
- The 1924 Contract was never, so far as is known, completed by the formal legal transfer of the lands and hereditaments comprised in it.
- The Confederacy would therefore now seize all ‘lands, hereditaments, goods and chattels, rights and credits’ owned by Northern citizens in the South.
Synonyms heritage, inheritance, birthright - 1.1 An item of inheritance.
可继承的财产 Synonyms bequest, bequeathal, legacy, inheritance
OriginLate Middle English: from medieval Latin hereditamentum, from ecclesiastical Latin hereditare 'inherit', from Latin heres, hered- 'heir'. Definition of hereditament in US English: hereditamentnounˌhɛrəˈdɪdəməntˌherəˈdidəmənt Law dated 1Any item of property, either a corporeal hereditament (such as land or a building) or an incorporeal hereditament (such as a rent or a right of way) 〈旧〉财产（土地、楼宇等有形财产，或租金、通行权等无形财产） rates were not payable on any unoccupied hereditament Example sentencesExamples - Corporeal hereditaments are physical objects: the physical land and its attachments.
- The 1924 Contract was never, so far as is known, completed by the formal legal transfer of the lands and hereditaments comprised in it.
- I have discovered that on these, the boundaries of hereditaments were often carelessly delineated and only outlined with coloured crayon.
- The Confederacy would therefore now seize all ‘lands, hereditaments, goods and chattels, rights and credits’ owned by Northern citizens in the South.
- ‘Land’ includes a rent or other incorporeal hereditament.
Synonyms heritage, inheritance, birthright - 1.1 An item of inheritance.
可继承的财产 Synonyms bequest, bequeathal, legacy, inheritance
OriginLate Middle English: from medieval Latin hereditamentum, from ecclesiastical Latin hereditare ‘inherit’, from Latin heres, hered- ‘heir’. |