noun
easement
EEZ-ment/ˈiːzmənt/
A legal right to use someone else's land for a limited purpose.
An easement lets our neighbors cross our land to reach the road.
Etymology
Old French aisement included both convenience and use or enjoyment. The legal sense specializes that idea of use into a right to benefit from something belonging to someone else, such as land.
In context
THE EASEMENT PROVIDES FOR NONSPECIFIC EASEMENT TO ALLOW THE USE OF VEHICULAR DRIVEWAYS WHICH PRESENTLY EXIST OR DEVELOPED IN THE FUTURE
More examples
- The power company has an easement to maintain poles on the property.
- Before buying the lot, we checked for existing easements.
- The easement permits walking across the field but not driving.
Forms
easement · easements