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HEREDITAMENT (from See also:Lat. heredilare, to inherit, heres, See also:heir) , in See also:law, every See also:kind of See also: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 See also:body; incorporeal are not the subject of sensation, can neither be seen nor handled, are creatures of the mind, and exist only in contemplation " (See also:Blackstone, Commentaries). An example of a corporeal hereditament is See also:land held in See also:freehold, of incorporeal herditaments, See also:tithes, advowsons, See also: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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