appurtenance
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.
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.
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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How to use appurtenance in a sentence
Together with all the tenements, hereditaments, and appurtenances thereto belonging.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesTogether with all the tenements and appurtenances thereunto belonging.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesLowther contended that the grant did not convey these appurtenances and applied to the treasury for a lease of them.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William HuntThe furniture and appurtenances were of the most recherché description.
It was a noble room in its dimensions and in all its unparalleled adornments and appurtenances.
Unveiling a Parallel | Alice Ilgenfritz Jones and Ella Marchant
British Dictionary definitions for appurtenance
/ (əˈpɜːtɪnəns) /
a secondary or less significant thing or part
(plural) accessories or equipment
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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