her·e·dit·a·ment \ˌherəˈdid.əmənt; hə̇ˈredəd.-, heˈ-\noun (-s) Etymology: Medieval Latin hereditamentum, from Late Latin hereditare + Latin -mentum -ment law: heritable property : lands, tenements, any property corporeal or incorporeal, real, personal, or mixed, that may descend to an heir