Hereditament
/həˌrɛdɪˈteɪtmənt/noun
Something, especially property, that can be inherited.
Did you know?Hereditament comes from the same Latin root as *heritage* and *heir*, and in medieval law it meant any inheritable property, from land to rights, treated almost like a legal bloodline object.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
hērēditātem
“inheritance”
Late Latin
Latin
hērēditāmentum
“that which is inherited; an inheritance”
Old French
Old French
ereditement
“inheritance, inherited property”
14th Century
English
hereditament
“that which can be inherited, especially real property”
Modern English
English
hereditament
“property or rights that may be inherited”
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