HEREDITAMENT

HEREDITAMENT hereditament (her-[schwa]-dit-[schwa]-m[schwa]nt or h[schwa]-red-i-t[ schwa]-m[schwa]nt). 1. Any property that can be inherited; anything that passes by intestacy. [Cases: Descent and Distribution 8. C.J.S. Descent and Distribution ¡ì¡ì 9¨C12; Right of Privacy and Publicity¡ì 42.] 2. Real property; land. [Cases: Property 4. C.J.S. Property ¡ì¡ì 14¨C21, 23.] corporeal hereditament (kor-por-ee-[schwa]l). A tangible item of property, […]