stillicide

stillicide
\\ˈstiləˌsīd\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Latin stillicidium, from stilli- (from stilla drop) + -cidium (from cadere to fall) — more at distill, chance
1. archaic : a continual dripping
2. Roman, civil, & Scots law : the servitude of eavesdrop binding a servient tenement to receive from the dominant tenement rainwater from the eaves of a building located on the latter

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  • Stillicide — Stil li*cide, n. [L. stillicidium; stilla a drop + cadere to fall.] A continual falling or succession of drops; rain water falling from the eaves. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stillicide — in Scots property law, the urban servitude that allows a proprietor of grounds, otherwise contrary to the law, to build so as to throw rainwater falling on his own land on to his neighbour. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 …   Law dictionary

  • stillicide — (stil li si d ) s. m. Eau qui tombe goutte à goutte. Aucune servitude de stillicide n existe en faveur de Poyet sur le terrain des demandeurs.    On le fait à tort féminin. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lat. stillicidium, de stilla, goutte, et cadere, tomber …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • stillicide — stil·li·cide …   English syllables

  • servitude — ser·vi·tude / sər və ˌtüd, ˌtyüd/ n 1: a condition in which an individual lacks liberty esp. to determine his or her course of action or way of life; specif: the state of being a slave involuntary servitude see also amendment xiii and amendment… …   Law dictionary

  • drop — 1. verb 1) Eric dropped the box Syn: let fall, let go of, lose one s grip on; release, unhand, relinquish Ant: lift, hold on to 2) water drops from the cave roof Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

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