wayleave
C2CEFR level
96/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister
Law noun
A right, usually granted for payment, to run cables or pipes across another's land.
The utility pays an annual wayleave for the pylons marching across his pasture.
Business noun
A right granted to run cables, pipes, or access across another's land, typically for utilities.
The electricity company paid an annual wayleave for the pylons crossing the farmer's fields.
Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
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