APPURTENANT
accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary
(adjective) furnishing added support; “an ancillary pump”; “an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism”; “The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
appurtenant (comparative more appurtenant, superlative most appurtenant)
Of or pertaining to an appurtenance.
Ancillary or subsidiary.
Noun
appurtenant (plural appurtenants)
An appendage or attachment.
(legal) A type of easement benefiting real property that "runs with the land" as opposed to an interest belonging solely to the beneficiary.
Source: Wiktionary
Ap*pur"te*nant, a. Etym: [F. appartenant, p. pr. of appartenir. See Appurtenance.]
Definition: Annexed or pertaining to some more important thing; accessory; incident; as, a right of way appurtenant to land or buildings. Blackstone. Common appurtenatn. (Law) See under Common, n.
Ap*pur"te*nant, n,
Definition: Something which belongs or appertains to another thing; an appurtenance. Mysterious appurtenants and symbols of redemption. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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