APPURTENANCE

Appurtenance

Appurtenances is a term for what belongs to and goes with something else, with the appurtenance being less significant than what it belongs to. The word ultimately derives from Latin appertinere, "to appertain".

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appurtenance

Noun

  1. An appendage added to something else.
  2. Equipment used for some specific task; gear.
  3. The thing to which another pertains.
  4. Minor property (such as an outhouse) that passes with the main property when it is sold.
  5. A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging.


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