hereditament

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɪˈɹɛdɪtəmənt/, /hɛɹɪˈdɪtəmənt/ === Noun === hereditament (plural hereditaments) (law) Property which can be inherited. Inheritance; the act of inheriting. == Middle English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman hereditament or its etymon Medieval Latin hērēditāmentum, from Late Latin hērēditō (“to inherit”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛrɛˌditaˈmɛnt/, /ɛrɛˈditamɛnt/, /ɛːrɛ-/ === Noun === hereditament (plural hereditamentes) (Late Middle English, inheritance law, rare) Something inheritable; a hereditament. ==== Descendants ==== English: hereditament ==== References ==== “hērēditāment, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.