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ap·pur·te·nance
\əˈpərt (ə)nən(t)s, -pə̄t-, -pəit-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English appurtenaunce, apurtenaunce, from Anglo-French apurtenance, alteration (probably influenced by Old French pour, pur for) of Old French apartenance, from apartenir to belong + -ance — more at appertain, purchase
1. : an incidental property right or privilege (as to a right of way, a barn, or an orchard) belonging to a principal right and passing in possession with it
2. : a subordinate part, adjunct, or accessory
< an appurtenance to his own vast vanity — Donn Byrne >
— usually used in plural
< the swashbuckling appurtenances of the historical novel >
3. appurtenances plural : accessory objects used in any function : apparatus, gear
< from cameras and lenses to all the appurtenances of the darkroom — J.T.Soby >
< all the appurtenances of their daily existence — Marcia Davenport > |