Thesaurus: easement

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1. n. That which gives ease, relief, or assistance; convenience; accommodation.
2. n. 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.
3. n. A curved member instead of an abrupt change of direction, as in a baseboard, hand rail, etc.
4. n. (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)
5. n. the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
6. 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.
7. A liberty, privilege, or advantage, which one proprietor has inthe estate of another proprietor, distinct from the ownership of thesoil, as a way, water course, etc. It is a species of what the civillaw calls servitude. Kent.
8. n:100 n. (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)