HEREDITAMENT, in law, every kind of property that can be inherited. Hereditaments are divided into corporeal and in corporeal ; corporeal hereditaments are "such as affect the senses, and may be seen and handled by the body; incorporeal are not the subject of sensation, can neither be seen nor handled, are creatures of the mind, and exist only in contemplation" (Blackstone, Com mentaries). An example of a corporeal hereditament is land held in freehold, of incorporeal hereditaments, tithes, advowsons, pen sions, annuities, rents, franchises, etc. (See FREEHOLD.)