EASEMENTS

Noun

easements

plural of easement

Source: Wiktionary


EASEMENT

Ease"ment, n. Etym: [OF. aisement. See Ease, n.]

1. That which gives ease, relief, or assistance; convenience; accommodation. In need of every kind of relief and easement. Burke.

2. (Law)

Definition: A liberty, privilege, or advantage, which one proprietor has in the estate of another proprietor, distinct from the ownership of the soil, as a way, water course, etc. It is a species of what the civil law calls servitude. Kent.

3. (Arch.)

Definition: A curved member instead of an abrupt change of direction, as in a baseboard, hand rail, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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