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nuda patientia

nuda patientia (n[y]oo-d[schwa] pash-ee-en-shee-[schwa]). [Latin] Mere sufferance. • In a servitude, the servient estate owner’s obligation is one of mere sufferance because, while the owner has to submit to the dominant estate, the owner does not have to take any positive steps (such as fixing a sidewalk) to enhance the exercise of the dominant servitude.

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tenement

tenement. 1. Property (esp. land) held by freehold; an estate or holding of land. dominant tenement. See dominant estate under ESTATE(4). servient tenement (s[schwa]r-vee-[schwa]nt). See servient estate under ESTATE(4). 2. A house or other building used as a residence. 3. An apartment. 4. TENEMENT HOUSE.

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dominant estate

An estate that benefits from an easement. — Also termed dominant tenement; dominant property; upper estate. Cf. servient estate. [Cases: Easements 1, 38. C.J.S. Easements §§ 2–8, 13–14, 21–22, 24, 53–55, 57–58, 89, 143–144, 146–147, 165–167.]

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praedium

praedium (pree-dee-[schwa]m), n. [Latin] Roman law. Land; an estate. Pl. praedia. praedium dominans (pree-dee-[schwa]m dom-[schwa]-nanz). [Latin] A dominant estate; an estate benefiting from a servitude. See SERVITUDE. Cf. dominant estate under ESTATE(4). praedium rusticum (pree-dee-[schwa]m r[schwa]s-ti-k[schwa]m). [Latin] An estate used for agricultural purposes. Cf. rural servitude under SERVITUDE (2). praedium serviens (pree-dee-[schwa]m s[schwa]r-vee-enz). [Latin] An

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