hereditament

/hɪˈɹɛdɪtəmənt/

hereditament means property which can be inherited. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

hereditament is pronounced /hɪˈɹɛdɪtəmənt/.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English hereditament, from Anglo-Norman hereditament or its etymon Medieval Latin hērēditāmentum, from Late Latin hērēditō (“to inherit”), from hērēs (“heir”).

noun

Property which can be inherited.“The captain […] had been greatly enamoured; that is to say, of Mr Allworthy's house and gardens, and of his lands, tenements, and hereditaments[…].”
Inheritance; the act of inheriting.