purtenance

American

[pur-tn-uhns] / ˈpɜr tn əns /

noun

the liver, heart, and lungs of an animal.

purtenance British

/ ˈpɜːtɪnəns /

noun

archaic the inner organs, viscera

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Etymology

Origin of purtenance

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English purtenaunce, purtenans, shortening of appurtenance

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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.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture by Alexander Maclaren

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