easementEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englisheasement /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).