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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

E'ASEMENT, n. Convenience; accommodation; that which gives ease, relief or assistance.
He has the advantage of a free lodging, and some other easements.
In law, any privilege or convenience which one man has of another, either by prescription or charter,without profit;as a way through his land, etc.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)
2: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" [syn: easing, easement, alleviation, relief]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century 1. an act or means of easing or relieving (as from discomfort) 2. an interest in land owned by another that entitles its holder to a specific limited use or enjoyment; also an area of land covered by an easement

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. Law a right of way or a similar right over another's land. Etymology: ME f. OF aisement

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Easement Ease"ment, n. [OF. aisement. See Ease, n.] 1. That which gives ease, relief, or assistance; convenience; accommodation. In need of every kind of relief and easement. --Burke. 2. (Law) 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. --Kent. 3. (Arch.) A curved member instead of an abrupt change of direction, as in a baseboard, hand rail, etc.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. (Law.) Privilege (by grant or prescription), convenience, accommodation, advantage.

Moby Thesaurus

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