wayleave

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wayleave

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From way + leave (“permission”).

noun wayleaves · way leave

  1. countable, uncountable A right of way granted by a landowner. Our first precise information is contained in a Deed of Mutual Covenants dated October 1, 1863, and made between the Rhosydd Slate Co. Ltd. and H. B. Roberts, whereby the latter granted the company a wayleave under which it constructed a railway and incline from its property to the Croesor Tramway.
  2. US, countable, uncountable A right to cross land.

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noun A right to cross land

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@misc{wayleave_2026,
  title = {wayleave},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wayleave},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}