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easement

/ˈizmənt/EEZ-muhnt
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈizmənt/EEZ-muhnt

Meaningthe act of easing

Common meaning: a legal right to use another's land

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Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchaisesource
  2. Middle Englishesesource
  3. Englishease‘comfort’
  4. Englishformed in English from easeeasement‘a legal right to use another's land’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from ease + -ment.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), EASE, p.184 · scan

Source words

  • aise Old French · source word “ease, comfort”

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