appurtenance

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Synonyms: appurtenances, appurtenant, purtenance, appertinance, appurtenants

Antonyms: appurtenances, appurtenant, purtenance, appertinance, appurtenants

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Noun

1. That which [[appertain]]s to something else; a [[belonging]], [[accompaniment]], [[adjunct]], [[appendage]], [[attribute]], or [[accessory]] ; an [[addition]]. {{defdate|from {{circa2|1300|short=yes}}}}
2. {{lb|en|in the plural}} [[equipment|Equipment]] used for some specific [[task]]; [[gear]]. {{defdate|from late 14th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|law}} A [[subordinate]] [[interest in land]] which [[benefits]] a [[principal]] estate, which cannot be [[detached]] from or held [[separately]] to that estate; an [[appurtenant]] interest.
4. {{lb|en|grammar}} A [[modifier]] that is [[append]]ed or [[prepend]]ed to another word to [[coin]] a new word that expresses belonging.
5. The state or quality of being an appurtenance.

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