en·cum·brance also in·cum·brance /in-'kəm-brəns/ n: a claim (as a lien) against property; specif: an interest or right (as an easement or a lease) in real property that may diminish the value of the estate but does not prevent the conveyance of the estate
that these premises are free from all encumbrance s
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.