appurtenance
[ uh-pur-tn-uh ns ]
/ əˈpɜr tn əns /
noun
something subordinate to another, more important thing; adjunct; accessory.
Law. a right, privilege, or improvement belonging to and passing with a principal property.
appurtenances, apparatus; instruments.
Nearby words
approximation, approximation suture, appt., apptd., appulse, appurtenance, appurtenances, appurtenant, apr, apr., apra
Origin of appurtenance
1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, equivalent to ap- ap-1 + -purtenance a belonging; see purtenance
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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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Word Origin and History for appurtenance
appurtenance
c.1300, "right, privilege or possession subsidiary to a principal one," from Anglo-French apurtenance (12c.), Old French apartenance, present participle of apartenir "be related to," from Latin appertinere "to pertain to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + pertinere "belong to" (see pertain).
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