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Originally appearing in Volume V13, Page 350 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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HEREDITAMENT (from
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Lat. heredilare, to inherit, heres, heir)
  , in law, every kind of
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property that can be inherited . Hereditaments are divided into corporeal and incorporeal; corporeal hereditaments are " such as affect the senses, and may be seen and handled by the
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body; incorporeal are not the subject of sensation, can neither be seen nor handled, are creatures of the mind, and exist only in contemplation " (Blackstone, Commentaries) . An example of a corporeal hereditament is
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land held in
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freehold, of incorporeal herditaments,
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tithes, advowsons,
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pensions, annuities, rents, franchises, &c . It is still used in the phrase " lands, tenements and hereditaments " to describe property in land, as distinguished from goods and chattels or movable property .

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