Part 5251

<hw>Here*aft"er</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A future existence or state.</def> <-- Syn. afterlife, the life to come, future life, eternal bliss, eternal reward, -->

<blockquote>'Tis Heaven itself that points out an <b>hereafter</b>. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>Here*aft"er*ward</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Hereafter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Thou shalt <b>hereafterward</b> . . . come. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>Here-at"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>At, or by reason of, this; <as>as, he was offended <ex>hereat</ex></as>.</def>

<i>Hooker.</i>

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<hw>Here*by"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>By means of this.</def>

<blockquote>And <b>hereby</b> we do know that we know him. <i>1 John ii. 3.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Close by; very near.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

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<hw>He*red`i*ta*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>State of being hereditable.</def>

<i>Brydges.</i>

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<hw>He*red"i*ta*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>hereditabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>hereditare</ets> to inherit, fr. L. <ets>hereditas</ets> heirship inheritance, <ets>heres</ets> heir: cf. OF. <ets>hereditable</ets>. See <er>Heir</er>, and cf. <er>Heritable</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Capable of being inherited. See <er>Inheritable</er>.</def>

<i>Locke.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Qualified to inherit; capable of inheriting.</def>

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<hw>He*red"i*ta*bly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>By inheritance.</def>

<i>W. Tooke.</i>

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<hw>Her`e*dit"a*ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>hereditamentum</ets>. See <er>Hereditable</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Any species of property that may be inherited; lands, tenements, anything corporeal or incorporeal, real, personal, or mixed, that may descend to an heir.</def>

<i>Blackstone.</i>

<note>&hand; A <i>corporeal hereditament</i> is visible and tangible; an <i>incorporeal hereditament</i> is not in itself visible or tangible, being an hereditary right, interest, or obligation, as duty to pay rent, or a right of way.</note>

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