appurtenance

== English == === Alternative forms === appertainance (dated) appurtenaunce (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English appurtenaunce, from Anglo-Norman apurtenance and Old French apartenance, from apartenir, from Latin appertineō (“I belong, I appertain”). More at appertain. By surface analysis, appertain +‎ -ance. === Pronunciation === === Noun === appurtenance (plural appurtenances) That which appertains; an appendage to something else; an addition. [from c. 1300] (in the plural) Equipment used for some specific task; gear. [from late 14th c.] (law) A subordinate interest in land which benefits a principal estate, which cannot be detached from or held separately to that estate; an appurtenant interest. Synonym: contenement (grammar) A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging. The state or quality of being an appurtenance. ==== Related terms ==== appertain ==== Translations ====