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appurtenant

[ uh-pur-tn-uh nt ]
/ əˈpɜr tn ənt /
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adjective

appertaining or belonging; pertaining.

noun

an appurtenance.

RELATED WORDS

relevant, useful, convenient, applicable, apt, fitting, good, proper, pertinent, correct, opportune, true, ancillary, related, suited, germane, consistent, compatible, admissible, important

Nearby words

  1. appt.,
  2. apptd.,
  3. appulse,
  4. appurtenance,
  5. appurtenances,
  6. apr,
  7. apr.,
  8. apra,
  9. apra harbor,
  10. apractic

Origin of appurtenant

1350–1400; Middle English (see appurtenance, -ant); replacing Middle English apertinent < Late Latin appertinent- (stem of appertinēns, present participle of appertinēre). See ap-1, pertinent
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British Dictionary definitions for appurtenant

appurtenant

/ (əˈpɜːtɪnənt) /

adjective

relating, belonging, or accessory

noun

another word for appurtenance
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Word Origin and History for appurtenant

appurtenant

adj.

late 14c., from Anglo-French apurtenant, Old French apartenant, present participle of apartenir "be related to" (see appurtenance).

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