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easement

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easement /ˈiːzm(ə)nt /
noun
1 Law a right to cross or otherwise use someone else's land for a specified purpose.
2 [mass noun] literary the state or feeling of comfort or peace:
time brings easement.
– ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French aisement, from aisier (see ease).