Appurtenance Definition
ə-pûrtn-əns
appurtenances
noun
appurtenances
Something associated with another, more important thing; an accessory.
American Heritage
Anything that appertains; thing added to a more important thing; adjunct.
Webster's New World
Equipment, such as clothing, tools, or instruments, used for a specific purpose or task; gear.
American Heritage
Apparatus or equipment; accessories.
Webster's New World
A right, privilege, or property that is considered incident to the principal property for purposes such as passage of title, conveyance, or inheritance.
American Heritage
Origin of Appurtenance
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Middle English appurtenaunce from Anglo-Norman apurtenance from Vulgar Latin appertinentia from Late Latin appertinēns appertinent- present participle of appertinēre to appertain appertain
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Anglo-Norman apurtenance, from Old French apartenance, from apertenir, from Latin appertineō (“I belong, I appertain”).
From Wiktionary
Cognate to appertain.
From Wiktionary
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