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appurtenance.

That which appertains to something else; a belonging, accompaniment, adjunct, appendage, attribute, or accessory ; an addition.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/əˈpɜr tn əns/General-American
  1. That which appertains to something else; a belonging, accompaniment, adjunct, appendage, attribute, or accessory ; an addition.

  2. Equipment used for some specific task; gear.

    in-plural
  3. 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. A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging.

  5. The state or quality of being an appurtenance.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English appurtenaunce, from Anglo-Norman apurtenance and Old French apartenance, from apartenir, from Latin appertineō (“to belong, to appertain”). More at appertain. By surface analysis, appertain + -ance.

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