dominant tenement

Dominant tenement (also called dominant estate ) refers to property that uses an easement over another property. For example, if lot A had an easement over lot B to access water lines underground, lot A would be the dominant tenement and lot B would be the servient tenement .

[Last reviewed in July of 2021 by the Wex Definitions Team ]

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