| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ap·pur·te·nance |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -pûr tn-ns |
| NOUN: | 1. Something added to another, more important thing; an appendage. See synonyms at appendage. 2. appurtenances Equipment, such as clothing, tools, or instruments, used for a specific purpose or task; gear. 3. Law A right, privilege, or property that is considered incident to the principal property for purposes such as passage of title, conveyance, or inheritance. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English appurtenaunce, from Anglo-Norman apurtenance, from Vulgar Latin *appertinentia, from Late Latin appertin ns, appertinent-, present participle of appertinre, to appertain. See appertain. | | OTHER FORMS: | ap·purte·nant —ADJECTIVE
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