Which statement best describes dominant and servient tenements in an easement?

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In an easement, one parcel gains a right to use part of another parcel’s land, creating a benefit for the first property and a burden on the second. The property that benefits from the easement is the dominant tenement, while the property that must tolerate the use is the servient tenement and is burdened by the easement. This aligns with the common appurtenant easement setup, where the dominant parcel enjoys the right (for example, a right of way) and the servient parcel bears the obligation to allow that use. The other statements don’t fit because mortgage priority is unrelated to easements, and while many easements involve two parcels, saying only a single property is involved can be misleading since the typical framework involves a dominance-and-burden relationship attached to two parcels.