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appurtenance

[ uh-pur-tn-uhns ]
/ əˈpɜr tn əns /
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noun
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.
appurtenances. apparatus; equipment: I dislike those workout programs that insist on tons of specialized appurtenances and instruction.
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.
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Origin of appurtenance

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

Words nearby appurtenance

approximately, approximation, appt., apptd., appulse, appurtenance, appurtenant, APR, APRA, Apra Harbor, apraxia
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Words related to appurtenance

addition, annex, apparatus, appendage, appendix, attachment, component

How to use appurtenance in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for appurtenance

appurtenance
/ (əˈpɜːtɪnəns) /
noun
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

Word Origin for appurtenance

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