wayleave en · NOUN
Etymology
From way + leave (“permission”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A right of way granted by a landowner.
Our first precise information is contained in a Deed of Mutual Covenants dated October 1, 1863, and made between the Rhosydd Slate Co. Ltd. and H. B. Roberts, whereby the latter granted the company a wayleave under which it constructed a railway and incline from its property to the Croesor Tramway. The original wayleave was 2d. a ton, […].
1941 June, C. Hamilton Ellis, Charles E. Lee, “The Welsh Highland Railway—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 250:
- (US, countable, uncountable) A right to cross land.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wayleaves | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| way leave | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (1)
fr droit de passage (A right to cross land)