Definition of EASEMENT

easement

Plural: easements

Noun

  • A right of way over another's property; relief.
  • (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)
  • 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).
  • An element such as a baseboard, handrail, etc., that is curved instead of abruptly changing direction.
  • Easing; relief; assistance; support.
  • The act of relieving oneself: defecating or urinating.
  • Transition spiral curve track between a straight or tangent track and a circular curved track of a certain radius or selected radius.
  • Gratification.

Examples

  • The new word gave his opponent some EASEMENT, allowing a critical play.
  • The power company has an easement to put their electricity poles along the edge of this land.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Scrabble Score: 10

easement: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
easement: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
easement: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

easement: valid Words With Friends Word