appurtenant
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ap·pur·te·nance
(ə-pûr′tn-əns)n.
1. Something associated with another, more important thing; an accessory. See Synonyms at attachment.
2. appurtenances Equipment, such as clothing, tools, or instruments, used for a specific purpose or task; gear.
3. Law A right, privilege, or property that is considered incident to the principal property for purposes such as passage of title, conveyance, or inheritance.
[Middle English appurtenaunce, from Anglo-Norman apurtenance, from Vulgar Latin *appertinentia, from Late Latin appertinēns, appertinent-, present participle of appertinēre, to appertain; see appertain.]
ap·pur′te·nant adj.
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appurtenant
(əˈpɜːtɪnənt)adj
relating, belonging, or accessory
n
(Law) another word for appurtenance
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ap•pur•te•nant
(əˈpɜr tn ənt)adj.
1. subsidiary; auxiliary.
2. constituting a legal appurtenance.
n. [1350–1400; < Anglo-French; Old French apartenant; present participle of apartenir to belong << Late Latin appertinēre; see appertain]
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Adj. | 1. | appurtenant - furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other" supportive - furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer" |
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