Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hereditament

/hɪˈɹɛdɪtəmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hered-i-ta-ment
IPA: /hɪˈɹɛdɪtəmənt/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Property which can be inherited.

noun

Inheritance; the act of inheriting.

Example Sentences

"The captain […] had been greatly enamoured; that is to say, of Mr Allworthy's house and gardens, and of his lands, tenements, and hereditaments[…]."
"And be it further ordained and enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That […] the Domains, Lands, Reservations, Buildings, Messuages, Tenements, and Hereditaments within the said several Fiefs and Seigniories now held and possessed by them as Proprietors thereof, […] shall be and they are hereby confirmed and declared good, valid, and effectual in the Law […]."

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”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: hereditament, hērēditāmentum

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

hereditaments (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hereditament?: The recorded pronunciation is /hɪˈɹɛdɪtəmənt/.
What does hereditament mean?: Property which can be inherited.
Where does hereditament come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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