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easement.

An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈiːzm(ə)nt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈizmənt/General-American
  1. An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).

    countable · uncountable
    The power company has an easement to put their electricity poles along the edge of this land.
  2. An element such as a baseboard, handrail, etc., that is curved instead of abruptly changing direction.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Easing; relief; assistance; support.

    archaic · countable · uncountable
  4. The act of relieving oneself: defecating or urinating.

    archaic · countable · euphemistic · uncountable
  5. Transition spiral curve track between a straight or tangent track and a circular curved track of a certain radius or selected radius.

    countable · uncountable
  6. Gratification.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Anglo-Norman aisement, easement, eisement, esament, esement, and Middle French aisement (“comfort, convenience, ease, facility, opportunity; a benefit, relief; a right to use land, a thing, etc.; a privy”), from aisier (“to put at ease; to facilitate”) + -ment (“-ment, suffix forming nouns, usually the action or state resulting from verbs”).

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