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HEREDITAMENTS

Categories: Property

Definition (1910 Edition)

HEREDITAMENTS. Things capable of being inherited, be it corporeal or incorporeal, real, personal, or mixed, and including not only lands and everything thereon, but also heir-looms, and certain furniture which, by custom, may descend to the heir together with the land. Co. Litt. 50; 2 Bl. Comm. 17; Nellis v. Munson, 108 N. Y. 453. 15 N.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.