Easement

From Fresh Dictionary

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA: /ˈiːzmənt/

Noun

Easement (plural Easements)

1. (Law) a legal right to use another person's property

   • The power company has an easement to put their poles along the edge of this land.

2. ((archaic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) relief, easing
   • 1666, John Bunyan, Grace Abounding to Chief of Sinners

     This therefore was a great easement to my mind, to wit, that my sin was pardonable,...

3. ((archaic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) a shed, a small outbuilding
   • 1888, Sir Richard Burton, The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night

     Now at that time all the cabinets of easement were full of people, nor did one remain vacant, ...