servient tenement

American

[sur-vee-uhnt] / ˈsɜr vi ənt /

noun

Law.

land subject to an easement or servitude.

servient tenement British

/ ˈsɜːvɪənt /

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of servient tenement

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

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