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easement definition

ease·ment (ēz′mənt)

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

Etymology: ME esement < OFr aisement

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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