servient tenement

[ sur-vee-uhnt ]

noun

, Law.

1. land subject to an easement or servitude.

servient tenement

/ ˈsɜːvɪənt /

noun

1. See dominant tenement
   property law the land or tenement over which an easement or other encumbrance is exercised by the dominant tenement Compare dominant tenement

Word History and Origins

Origin of servient tenement¹

1675–85; servient < Latin servient- (stem of serviēns, present participle of servīre ); serve, -ent

Example Sentences

Then it's a case of dominant and servient tenement—a right of way by user as of right, or by a lost grant.

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