appurtenance

[ uh-pur-tn-uhns ]

/ əˈpɜr tn əns /

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noun

something subordinate to another, more important thing; adjunct; accessory.

Law. a right, privilege, or improvement belonging to and passing with a principal property.

ap·pur·te·nan·ces, apparatus; instruments.

belonging, possession, relationship, or origin, or an affix that expresses this: The -i in Israeli is a suffix of appurtenance. The ethnic appurtenance of job applicants is private information.

Origin of appurtenance

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English apurtenance, apertinaunce, from Anglo-French apurtenance, from Late Latin appertinentia, derivative of appertinēre “to belong to, pertain” equivalent to ap- + -tinēre; see origin at ap-¹, pertain

Words nearby appurtenance

approximation, approximation suture, appt., apptd., appulse, appurtenance, appurtenant, APR, APRA, apragmatism, Apra Harbor

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Example sentences from the Web for appurtenance

The Zulus hold that a dead body can cast no shadow, because that appurtenance departed from it at the close of life.
Traditions, Superstitions and Folk-lore|Charles Hardwick
Kwaque he merely accepted, as an appurtenance, as a part of the human landscape, as a chattel of Dag Daughtry.
Michael, Brother of Jerry|Jack London
The two had a simultaneous birth, but it was an appurtenance of the latter that marked the distinction and gave the names.
Atlantic Classics|Various
One other appurtenance of a dining-room is found in all early inventories—a voider.
Customs and Fashions in Old New England|Alice Morse Earle

Yet we say, "I have hope," and there hope would be in the category of Having, Appurtenance.
Logic, Inductive and Deductive|William Minto

British Dictionary definitions for appurtenance

appurtenance

/ (əˈpɜːtɪnəns) /

noun

a secondary or less significant thing or part

(plural) accessories or equipment

property law a minor right, interest, or privilege which passes when the title to the principal property is transferred

Word Origin for appurtenance

C14: from Anglo-French apurtenance, from Old French apartenance, from apartenir to appertain

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单词	appurtenance
释义	appurtenance [ uh-pur-tn-uhns ] / əˈpɜr tn əns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR appurtenance ON THESAURUS.COM noun something subordinate to another, more important thing; adjunct; accessory. Law. a right, privilege, or improvement belonging to and passing with a principal property. ap·pur·te·nan·ces, apparatus; instruments. belonging, possession, relationship, or origin, or an affix that expresses this: The -i in Israeli is a suffix of appurtenance. The ethnic appurtenance of job applicants is private information. Origin of appurtenance First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English apurtenance, apertinaunce, from Anglo-French apurtenance, from Late Latin appertinentia, derivative of appertinēre “to belong to, pertain” equivalent to ap- + -tinēre; see origin at ap-¹, pertain Words nearby appurtenance approximation, approximation suture, appt., apptd., appulse, appurtenance, appurtenant, APR, APRA, apragmatism, Apra Harbor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for appurtenance The Zulus hold that a dead body can cast no shadow, because that appurtenance departed from it at the close of life. Traditions, Superstitions and Folk-lore\|Charles Hardwick Kwaque he merely accepted, as an appurtenance, as a part of the human landscape, as a chattel of Dag Daughtry. Michael, Brother of Jerry\|Jack London The two had a simultaneous birth, but it was an appurtenance of the latter that marked the distinction and gave the names. Atlantic Classics\|Various One other appurtenance of a dining-room is found in all early inventories—a voider. Customs and Fashions in Old New England\|Alice Morse Earle Yet we say, "I have hope," and there hope would be in the category of Having, Appurtenance. Logic, Inductive and Deductive\|William Minto British Dictionary definitions for appurtenance appurtenance / (əˈpɜːtɪnəns) / noun a secondary or less significant thing or part (plural) accessories or equipment property law a minor right, interest, or privilege which passes when the title to the principal property is transferred Word Origin for appurtenance C14: from Anglo-French apurtenance, from Old French apartenance, from apartenir to appertain Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to appurtenance apparatus, annex, addition, component, appendix, attachment, appendage
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appurtenance

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Origin of appurtenance

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Example sentences from the Web for appurtenance

British Dictionary definitions for appurtenance

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