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dominant tenement

American

noun

Law.

land in favor of which an easement or other servitude exists over another's land.

dominant tenement British

noun

property law the land or tenement with the benefit of an easement over land belonging to another Compare servient tenement

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Etymology

Origin of dominant tenement

First recorded in 1870–75

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