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Appurtenance
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- 1 That which appertains; an appendage to something else; an addition.
"Indeed, that was as it should be; for she was only an appurtenance of my mattress, or self-acting bedstead on four castors."
- 2 a supplementary component that improves capability wordnet
- 3 Equipment used for some specific task; gear. in-plural
"Araminta, come I'll talk ſeriouſly to you now, could you but ſee vvith my Eyes the buffoonry of one Scene of Addreſs, a Lover, ſet out with all his Equipage and Appurtenances; […]"
- 4 equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. wordnet
- 5 A subordinate interest in land which benefits a principal estate, which cannot be detached from or held separately to that estate; an appurtenant interest.
"It is well settled that a water right may pass with land as an appurtenance thereto, or as a parcel thereof."
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- 6 A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging.
- 7 The state or quality of being an appurtenance.
"Thus, these two characteristics — appurtenance and the lack of need for any act of acquisition - go together and depend upon each other; one is merely looking at different facets of the same thing."
Etymology
From Middle English appurtenaunce, from Anglo-Norman apurtenance and Old French apartenance, from apartenir, from Latin appertineō (“I belong, I appertain”). More at appertain. By surface analysis, appertain + -ance.
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