- easement - (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)
--1 is a kind of prerogative, privilege, perquisite, exclusive right
--1 has particulars: public easement; right of way- easing, easement, alleviation, relief - the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
--2 is a kind of decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
--2 has particulars:spasmolysis; detente; palliation; liberalization, liberalisation, relaxation Derived forms: verb ease4, verb ease2 - easing, easement, alleviation, relief - the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"