appurtenance

English

Alternative forms

appurtenaunce (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman apurtenance, from Old French apartenance, from apartenir, from Latin appertineō (“I belong, I appertain”). More at appertain.

Pronunciation

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Noun

appurtenance (plural appurtenances)

An appendage to something else.
(in the plural) Equipment used for some specific task; gear.
The thing to which another pertains.
(law) Minor property, such as an outhouse, that passes with the main property when it is sold.
(grammar) A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging.

Synonyms

contenement

Related terms

appertain

Translations

appendage added to something else

Finnish: liite (fi), lisäosa (fi)

Romanian: apendice (ro) n, anexă (ro) f

equipment for some specific task

Finnish: apuväline (fi)
German: Rüstzeug (de) n, Ausrüstung (de) f

Interlingue: accessorie
Russian: снаряжение (ru) n (snarjaženije)
Spanish: aparejos (es) m pl, pertrechos m pl

thing to which another pertains

(law) minor property that passes with the main property

German: Zubehör (de) n

(language) modifier appended or prepended to another word to express belonging