'Servient tenement' definitions:

Definition of 'Servient tenement'

From: GCIDE
  • Servient \Serv"i*ent\, a. [L. serviens, -entis, p. pr. See Serve.] Subordinate. [Obs. except in law.] --Dyer. [1913 Webster]
  • Servient tenement or Servient estate (Law), that on which the burden of a servitude or an easement is imposed. Cf. Dominant estate, under Dominant. --Gale & Whately. [1913 Webster]