wayleave

[ wey-leev ]

noun

, Law.

1. a right of way over or under another's ground or property, as for transporting minerals from a mine.

wayleave

/ ˈweɪˌliːv /

noun

1. access to property granted by a landowner for payment, for example to allow a contractor access to a building site

Word History and Origins

Origin of wayleave¹

First recorded in 1400–50, wayleave is from the late Middle English word waylefe. See way ¹, leave ²

Example Sentences

Thus, if the mail bag weighed twenty pounds—no very great weight—Finlay had to pay �48, the cost of wayleave for his courier to travel from Albany to New York.

From Project Gutenberg

Five out of six farmers around Crosby Ravensworth have offered to forego wayleave charges and help dig trenches.

From The Guardian

However, Ofcom's new regulations gave no reference to "wayleave", whereby BT is granted special permission by rural groups such as the National Farmers' Union and Countryside Landowners' Association to string cable on poles or in ducts, as part of its universal service obligation.

From The Guardian