hereditaments (C1)
noun
Definition
hereditaments means property which can be inherited. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The article uses hereditaments to mean property which can be inherited.
The teacher asked students to find hereditaments in the reading.
Check the words around hereditaments to choose the right meaning.
How to Use hereditaments
- a/the hereditaments (noun pattern)
- Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a hereditaments."
- hereditaments in context (usage pattern)
- Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked hereditaments in context before translating it."
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