Found 2 items, similar to Easement.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: easement easement 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, alleviation, relief]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Easement Easement \Ease"ment\, n. [OF. aisement. See Ease, n.] 1. That which gives ease, relief, or assistance; convenience; accommodation. [1913 Webster] In need of every kind of relief and easement. --Burke. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. (Arch.) A curved member instead of an abrupt change of direction, as in a baseboard, hand rail, etc. [1913 Webster]