purtenance

[ pur-tn-uh ns ]

/ ˈpɜr tn əns /

noun

the liver, heart, and lungs of an animal.

Nearby words

pursuer, pursuit, pursuit plane, pursuivant, pursy, purtenance, purty, purulence, purulent, purulent inflammation, purulent ophthalmia

Origin of purtenance

1300–50; Middle English; aphetic variant of appurtenance

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Examples from the Web for purtenance

Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
The Bible for Young People|Anonymous
May he be damnd in his mouth, in his breast, in his heart and purtenance, down to the very stomach!
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman|Laurence Sterne

British Dictionary definitions for purtenance

purtenance

/ (ˈpɜːtɪnəns) /

noun

archaic the inner organs, viscera

Word Origin for purtenance

C14: from Old French pertinance something that belongs; see appurtenance

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