appurtenance
[uh-pur-tn-uh ns]
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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.
Origin of appurtenance
1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, equivalent to ap- ap-1 + -purtenance a belonging; see purtenance
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Related Words for appurtenances
apparatus, annex, addition, component, appendix, attachment, appendageExamples from the Web for appurtenances
Historical Examples of appurtenances
Many of the old-time fittings and appurtenances are still to be seen.
The UnderdogF. Hopkinson Smith
They had no capital, and in fact were in debt for part of their appurtenances.
Benjamin FranklinPaul Elmer More
The furniture and appurtenances were of the most recherché description.
The appurtenances of love mean much to me; nearness, warmth, caresses.
A Poor Man's HouseStephen Sydney Reynolds
Is my youth, with all its appurtenances, worth your acceptance?
A Little Union ScoutJoel Chandler Harris
appurtenance
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Word Origin for appurtenance
C14: from Anglo-French apurtenance, from Old French apartenance, from apartenir to appertain
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