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   hereditament

   /ˌhɛrɪˈdɪtəm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. any item of property, either a corporeal hereditament (land or a building) or an incorporeal hereditament (such as a rent), that can be inherited: dated "rates were not payable on any unoccupied hereditament"
   • ▪ an item of inheritance. dated

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

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