easement : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: easement	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for easement
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
easement 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) the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" Synonym(s): easing, easement, alleviation, relief
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.