appurtenant

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

noun

Origin of appurtenant

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First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English appurtenaunt, ap(p)pertenant, ap(p)ertenent, from Anglo-French, Old French appartenant, appertenant, from Late Latin appertinent- (stem of appertinēns, present participle of appertinēre “to belong to, appertain to”); see appurtenance

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British Dictionary definitions for appurtenant

appurtenant

/ (əˈpɜːtɪnənt) /


adjective
  1. relating, belonging, or accessory

noun
  1. another word for appurtenance

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