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dominant tenement

noun

, Law.
  1. land in favor of which an easement or other servitude exists over another's land.


dominant tenement

noun

  1. property law the land or tenement with the benefit of an easement over land belonging to another Compare servient tenement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dominant tenement1

First recorded in 1870–75

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