appurtenance

[ uh-pur-tn-uhns ]
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noun
  1. Usually appurtenances . something associated with, accompanying, or belonging to another thing; accessory: A retreat to rolling green hills and idyllic lakes, complete with all the appurtenances of luxury we're used to, is a good stress cure.

  2. Law.Usually appurtenances . a right or privilege, outbuilding, or other asset belonging to and passing with a principal property: The real estate described herein includes all improvements, fixtures, and appurtenances, if any.

  1. appurtenances. apparatus; equipment: I dislike those workout programs that insist on tons of specialized appurtenances and instruction.

  2. belonging, possession, relationship, or origin, or an affix that expresses this: The -i in Israeli is a suffix of appurtenance. The ethnic appurtenance of job applicants is private information.

Origin of appurtenance

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First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English apurtenance, apertinaunce, from Anglo-French apurtenance, from Late Latin appertinentia, derivative of appertinēre “to belong to, pertain” equivalent to ap- + -tinēre; see origin at ap-1, pertain

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British Dictionary definitions for appurtenance

appurtenance

/ (əˈpɜːtɪnəns) /


noun
  1. a secondary or less significant thing or part

  2. (plural) accessories or equipment

  1. property law a minor right, interest, or privilege which passes when the title to the principal property is transferred

Origin of appurtenance

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C14: from Anglo-French apurtenance, from Old French apartenance, from apartenir to appertain

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