Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin hērēditāmentum, from Late Latin hērēditāre "to leave as an inheritance, inherit, make heir" + Latin -mentum -ment — more at heritage
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
hereditament
noun
her·e·dit·a·ment ˌher-ə-ˈdi-tə-mənt
: inheritable property
History and Etymology for hereditament
Medieval Latin hereditamentum, from Late Latin hereditare to inherit, from Latin hered-, heres heir