appurtenant
adjective
ap·pur·te·nant ə-ˈpərt-nənt 
-ˈpər-tə-nənt
1
: constituting a legal accompaniment
2
: auxiliary, accessory
appurtenant equipment
appurtenant noun
Synonyms
- accessorial
- accessory
- auxiliary
- peripheral
- supplemental
- supplementary
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
a store selling tents, sleeping bags, and all manner of appurtenant equipment for a week of roughing it
Word History
Etymology
Middle English apertenant, from Anglo-French appurtenant, present participle of apurtenir to belong — more at appertain
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Legal Definition
appurtenant
adjective
ap·pur·te·nant ə-ˈpərt-ᵊn-ənt
: annexed or belonging to a more important property
appurtenant
adjective
as in auxiliary
available to supply something extra when needed a store selling tents, sleeping bags, and all manner of appurtenant equipment for a week of roughing it Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- auxiliary
- additional
- accessory
- peripheral
- accessorial
- supplementary
- complementary
- makeshift
- added
- supplemental
- subordinate
- tributary
- subsidiary
- contributory
- another
- backup
- excess
- further
- superfluous
- surplus
- assistant
- assisting
- adjuvant
- supportive
- dispensable
- substitute
- secondary
- unessential
- nonessential
- subservient
- helping
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- main
- principal
- fundamental
- basic
- chief
- necessary
- primary
- integral
- essential
- requisite
- needful
- prime
- required
- vital
- indispensable
- imperative
- needed
- all-important