Easement (noun)

1. A right to use or cross someone else's land for a specified purpose.
2. A legal right to use or access a specific part of another's property.
3. A right to use or access a particular piece of land for a specific purpose, such as for a road or utility line.
4. A right to use or pass over a piece of land owned by another.

Origin:

Middle english: from old french aisement, from aisier "ease, relieve", from aise "empty".

Examples:

1. The landowner granted an easement for a utility company to run power lines across his property.
2. The city had an easement on the property, allowing them to maintain the drainage ditch.
3. The property owner sold an easement to the city to build a bike path through his land.
4. The easement allowed the public to use a path across the private property.
5. The property owner had an easement for a private road that crossed through his neighbor's land.