easement

(ēzmənt)

noun

  1. an easing or being eased
  2. something that gives ease; a comfort, relief, or convenience
  3. Law a legal interest in real property that grants the right to use in some specified manner the property of another; often, specif., the right to enter upon or pass over another's land

Origin: ME esement < OFr aisement

See easement in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The act of easing or the condition of being eased.
  2. Something that affords ease or comfort.
  3. Law A right, such as a right of way, afforded a person to make limited use of another's real property.

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