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Hereditament

HEREDIT'AMENT, n. [L. haeres, haeredium. See Heir.] Any species of property that may be inherited; lands, tenements,any thing corporeal or incorporeal, real, personal or mixed, that may descend to an heir. A c...

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HEREDIT'AMENT, n. [L. haeres, haeredium. See Heir.]

Any species of property that may be inherited; lands, tenements,any thing corporeal or incorporeal, real, personal or mixed, that may descend to an heir.

A corporeal hereditament is visible and tangible; an incorporeal hereditament is an ideal right, existing in contemplation of law, issuing out of substantial corporeal property.

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