In easement terminology, which land is the benefit-bearing parcel called?

• A. Servient tenement
• B. Dominant tenement
• C. Grantor's land
• D. Liened land

Answer: (B)

In easement terminology, the land that gains use from the easement is called the dominant tenement. The parcel burdened by the easement, through which the right runs, is the servient tenement. The grantor’s land and liened land aren’t the terms used for the benefited parcel—they refer to who grants the easement or to a property secured by a lien, respectively. In an appurtenant easement, the benefit attaches to the dominant parcel and runs with the land, so it remains with future owners of that land as the property is transferred.