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easement

ea·se·ment

UK/ˈiːzm(ə)nt/ US/ˈizmənt/ uncommon archaic

noun

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)

2.

the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)

  • “he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain”
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Origin

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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  • ransom strip

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