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appurtenance definition

ap·pur·te·nance (ə pʉrt′'n əns)

noun

  1. anything that appertains; thing added to a more important thing; adjunct
  2. apparatus or equipment; accessories
  3. an incidental right, privilege, etc., attached to some thing and passing with it, as by conveyance or sale

Etymology: ME < Anglo-Fr apurtenance < OFr apertenance < prp. of LL appertinere, appertain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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