appurtenant
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of appurtenant
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English appurtenaunt, ap(p)pertenant, ap(p)ertenent, from Anglo-French, Old French appartenant, appertenant, from Late Latin appertinent- (stem of appertinēns, present participle of appertinēre “to belong to, appertain to”); see appurtenance
Explanation
Something that is appurtenant helps or supports something else. Good physical health is appurtenant to mental well-being. The adjective appurtenant sounds similar to pertinent, and you can use the two words in the same way, to show that something relates or belongs to something else. Appurtenant shows up a lot in scholarly writing, in situations like a building addition that fits, or is appurtenant to the original structure, or a legal decision about whether a claim of discrimination is appurtenant to a particular law.
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Example Sentences
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He noted that “directly or indirectly, the President shares in the revenues that the Hotel and its appurtenant restaurant, bar, and event spaces generate.”
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2018
The legal battle and appurtenant depositions and documents reveal the extent to which the McCourts used the Dodgers to fund their lavish lifestyle.
From BusinessWeek ● Aug. 12, 2010
Escutcheon, toboggan, chrysalis, mollify, appurtenant, desecrate, diaphanous, discernible, penitentiary .
From Time Magazine Archive
Has any of your readers met with, or heard of the second short line, appendant and appurtenant to the first?
From Notes and Queries, Number 39, July 27, 1850 by Various
Annexed or pertaining to some more important thing; accessory; inc?dent; as, a right of way appurtenant to land or buildings.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
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