haustus

noun

haus·​tus

ˈhȯstəs

plural haustus

Roman & civil law

: a right to draw water from a well or spring on another's land and a right of passage to and from the well or spring compare servitude

Word History

Etymology

Latin, literally, action of drawing, from haustus, past participle

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