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servient tenement

[ sur-vee-uhnt ]

noun

, Law.
  1. land subject to an easement or servitude.


servient tenement

/ ˈsɜːvɪənt /

noun

  1. property law the land or tenement over which an easement or other encumbrance is exercised by the dominant tenement Compare dominant tenement
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Word History and Origins

Origin of servient tenement1

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

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