Note 435 — Chapter XX · THE LAW OF PROPERTY.
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An easement, in the strictest sense, means a particular kind of servitude, namely a private and appurtenant servitude which is not a right to take any profit from the servient land. A right of way or of light or of support is an easement; but a right to pasture cattle or to dig for minerals is in English law a distinct form of servitude known as a profit. This distinction is unknown in other systems, and it has no significance in juridical theory. Its practical importance lies in the rule that an easement must (it seems) be appurtenant, while a profit may be either appurtenant or in gross.