appurtenant

[uh-pur-tn-uhnt] Origin

ap·pur·te·nant

[uh-pur-tn-uhnt]
adjective
1.
appertaining or belonging; pertaining.
noun

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Appurtenant is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (see appurtenance, -ant); replacing Middle English apertinent < Late Latin appertinent- (stem of appertinēns, present participle of appertinēre). See ap-1, pertinent
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appurtenant (əˈpɜːtɪnənt)
 
adj
1.  relating, belonging, or accessory
 
n
2.  another word for appurtenance

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appurtenant
late 14c., from Anglo-Fr. apurtenant, O.Fr. apartenant, prp. of apartenir (see appurtenance).
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