1. easement(n = noun.attribute) - (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);
is a kind of exclusive right, perquisite, prerogative, privilege
has particulars: public easement, right of way
2. easement(n = noun.act) alleviation, easing, relief - the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
is a kind of decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
has particulars: spasmolysis, detente, palliation, liberalisation, liberalization, relaxation, decompressing, decompression
Derived forms verb ease2, verb ease4
1. That which gives ease, relief, or assistance; convenience; accommodation. [1913 Webster]
"In need of every kind of relief and easement." [1913 Webster]
2. 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. [1913 Webster]
3. A curved member instead of an abrupt change of direction, as in a baseboard, hand rail, etc. [1913 Webster]
easement, n. Law a right of way or a similar right over another's land.
Etymology:
ME f. OF aisement
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N relief, deliverance, refreshment, easement, softening, alleviation, mitigation, palliation, soothing, lullaby, solace, consolation, comfort, encouragement, lenitive, restorative, cushion, crumb of comfort, balm in Gilead, relieving, consolatory, soothing, assuaging, assuasive, balmy, balsamic, lenitive, palliative, anodyne, curative, here comes a man of comfort.