Covenant vs Easement - What's the difference?
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(legal) An agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
(legal) A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied.
A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.
An incidental clause in an agreement.
to enter into, or promise something by, a covenant
* L'Estrange
* Bible, Matthew xxvi. 15
(legal) To enter a formal agreement.
(legal) To bind oneself in contract.
(legal) To make a stipulation.
(legal) Legal right to use another person's property, generally in order to cross a part of the property, or to gain access to something on the property.
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(archaic) Relief, easing.
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(archaic, euphemistic) The act of relieving oneself: defecating or urinating
(architecture) A curved member instead of an abrupt change of direction, as in a baseboard, handrail, etc.
As nouns the difference between covenant and easement
is that covenant is (legal) an agreement to do or not do a particular thing while easement is (legal) legal right to use another person's property, generally in order to cross a part of the property, or to gain access to something on the property.As a verb covenant
is to enter into, or promise something by, a covenant.covenant
English
(wikipedia covenant)Alternative forms
* covenaunt (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- Jupiter covenanted with him, that it should be hot or cold, wet or dry, as the tenant should direct.
- and they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver
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English
(wikipedia easement)Noun
(en noun)- The power company has an easement to put their poles along the edge of this land.