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easement - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'easement' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Easement [ n.]
- That which gives ease, relief, or assistance; convenience; accommodation.
- 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.
- A curved member instead of an abrupt change of direction, as in a baseboard, hand rail, etc.

Meaning of 'easement' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . easement [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
Example in sentence:
  • he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain