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Noun: easement  eez-munt
  1. (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 neighbours granted an easement for the new driveway"
     
  2. The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
    "The easement of the congestion brought relief to commuters";
    - easing, alleviation, relief

Derived forms: easements

Type of: decrease, diminution, exclusive right, perquisite, prerogative, privilege, reduction, step-down

Encyclopedia: Easement