easement

UK: /ˈiːzmənt/ US: (ēz′mənt)

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ease•ment  (ēz′mənt), n. 

1. Law a right held by one property owner to make use of the land of another for a limited purpose, as right of passage.
2. an easing;
   relief.
3. something that gives ease;
   a convenience.
4. Architecture a curved joint.

• Old French aisement, equivalent. to aise ease + -ment -ment
• Middle English esement 1350–1400

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easement / ˈiːzmənt/ noun

1. the right enjoyed by landowners of making limited use of their neighbour's land, as by crossing it to reach their own property
2. the act of easing or something that brings ease