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Hereditament
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(from Lat. hereditare, to inherit, heres, heir), in law, every kind of property that can be inherited. Hereditaments are divided into corporeal and incorporeal; corporeal hereditaments are "such as affect the senses, and may be seen and handled by the body; incorporeal are not the subject of sensation, can neither be seen nor handled, are creatures of the mind, and exist only in contemplation" (Blackstone, Commentaries). An example of a corporeal hereditament is land held in freehold, of incorporeal herditaments, tithes, advowsons, pensions, annuities, rents, franchises, &c. It is still used in the phrase "lands, tenements and hereditaments" to describe property in land, as distinguished from goods and chattels or movable property.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Hereditament'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/h/hereditament.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Hereditament'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/h/hereditament.html. 1910.
