purtenance

[ pur-tn-uhns ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

purtenance

/ ˈpɜːtɪnəns /

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English purtenaunce, purtenans, shortening of appurtenance

C14: from Old French pertinance something that belongs; see appurtenance

May he be damnd in his mouth, in his breast, in his heart and purtenance, down to the very stomach!

Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

April 20, 2024flabbergast

[flab-er-gast ]

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