ˈstiləˌsīd noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin stillicidium, from stilli- (from stilla drop) + -cidium (from cadere to fall) — more at distill , chance
1. archaic : a continual dripping
2. Roman, civil, & Scots law : the servitude of eavesdrop binding a servient tenement to receive from the dominant tenement rainwater from the eaves of a building located on the latter