easement
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)
- the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)“he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain”Synonyms: easingalleviationrelief
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Easement \Ease"ment\, n. [OF. aisement. See Ease, n.]
1.That which gives ease, relief, or assistance; convenience; accommodation. [1913 Webster]
In need of every kind of relief and easement.— Burke.[1913 Webster]
2.(Law) 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. [1913 Webster]
3.(Arch.) A curved member instead of an abrupt change of direction, as in a baseboard, hand rail, etc. [1913 Webster]