appurtenance
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- appurtenaunce (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Anglo-Norman apurtenance, from Old French apartenance, from apartenir, from Latin appertineō (“I belong, I appertain”). More at appertain.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
appurtenance (plural appurtenances)
- An appendage added to something else.
- (in the plural) Equipment used for some specific task; gear.
- The thing to which another pertains.
- (law) Minor property (such as an outhouse) that passes with the main property when it is sold.
- (grammar) A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging.
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Translations[edit]
appendage added to something else
thing to which another pertains
(language) modifier appended or prepended to another word to express belonging