BERVITIIS (Lat.). In Roman Law. Servitude ; slavery ; a state df bondage ; a disposition of the law of nations by which, against common right, one man has been subjected to the dominion of another. Inst. 1. 2. 3 ; Bracton, 4 b ; Coke, Litt. 116.
A service or servitude ; a burden imposed by law, or the agreement of parties, upon one estate for the advantage of another, or for the benefit of another person than the owner.
Servitus ccetus, a right of way on horseback or in a carriage. Inst. 2. 3. pi.
Servitus altius non tollendi, a servitude preventing tbe owner of a house from build ing higher than his neighbor. Inst. 2. 3. 4; Paterson, Comp.
Servitus aquce ducendce, a right of leading water to one's own land over that of another. Inst. 2. 3. pr.
Servitus aquce edscendce, a right of con ducting water from one's own land unto a neighbor's. Dig. 8. 3. 29.
Servitus aquce hauriendce, a right of draw ing water from another's spring or well. Inst. 2. 3. 2.
Servitus cloacce mittendce, a right of having a sewer through a neighbor's estate. Dig. 8. I. 7.
Servitus fumi immittendi, a right of con ducting smoke or vapor through a neighbor's chimney or over his ground. Dig. 8. 5. 8.
Servitus itineris, a right of way on horse back or in a carriage. This includes a servi tns adult. Inst. 2. 3.
-Servitus luminum, a right 'to have an open place for receiving light into a chamber or other room. Domat, 1. 1. 4 ; Dig. 8. 2. 4.
Servitus oneris ferendi a servitude of sup porting a neighbor's building.
Servitus pascendi, a right of pasturing one's cattle on another's land. Inst. 2. 3. 2.
Servitus pecoris ad aquam adpulsam, a right of drivin'g one's cattle on a neighbor's land to water.
Servitus prcedii rustici, a rural servitude. Servitus prcedii urbani, an urban servi. tude.
Servittes prcecliorunz, a servitude on one estate for the benefit of another. See Pa/E MI& Servitus .projiclendi, a right of building a projection Into the open spae,e belonging to a neigbbor. Dig. 8. 2. 2.
Servitus prospectus, a right of prospect. Dig. 8. 2. 15. This may be either to give one a free prospect over his neighbor's land, or to prevent a neighbor from having a pros pect over one's own land. Domat, 1. 1. 6.
Servitus a right of having the water drip from the eaves of one's house upon a neighbor's house or ground.
Servitus tigni immittemli, a right of insert ing beams in a neighbor's wall. Inst. 2. 3. 1. 4 ; Dig. 8. 2. 2.
Servitus vice, a right of way on foot or borseback, or with a loaded beast or wagon, over a neighbor's estate. Inst. 2. 3.
See, generally, Inst. 2. 3 ; Dig. 8. 2; Diet. de Jur; ; Domat, Civ. Law ; Bell, Diet.; Wash burn, Easem.