APPURTENANCE Definition & Meaning

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appurtenance

[ uh-pur-tn-uhns ]

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noun

Usually appurtenances. something associated with, accompanying, or belonging to another thing; accessory:
A retreat to rolling green hills and idyllic lakes, complete with all the appurtenances of luxury we're used to, is a good stress cure.
Law. Usually appurtenances. a right or privilege, outbuilding, or other asset belonging to and passing with a principal property:
The real estate described herein includes all improvements, fixtures, and appurtenances, if any.
appurtenances. apparatus; equipment:
I dislike those workout programs that insist on tons of specialized appurtenances and instruction.
belonging, possession, relationship, or origin, or an affix that expresses this:
The -i in Israeli is a suffix of appurtenance.
The ethnic appurtenance of job applicants is private information.

appurtenance

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noun

a secondary or less significant thing or part
plural accessories or equipment
property law a minor right, interest, or privilege which passes when the title to the principal property is transferred

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of appurtenance¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English apurtenance, apertinaunce, from Anglo-French apurtenance, from Late Latin appertinentia, derivative of ��پ��ŧ�� “to belong to, pertain” equivalent to ap- + -�پ��ŧ��; ap- ¹, pertain

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of appurtenance¹

C14: from Anglo-French apurtenance, from Old French apartenance, from apartenir to appertain

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“This wildfire was started by sparks from high-voltage transmission lines, distribution lines, appurtenances, and other electrical equipment within PacifiCorp’s utility infrastructure that ignited surrounding vegetation.”

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Sometimes the stories work within the territory of the horror genre – they are atmospheric with fear and shock, threat and disorientation – but without the generic appurtenances of the supernatural.

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Technological innovation can make unattractive appurtenances disappear, which could be the solar panel’s eventual fate.

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The Duke of Edenmore has all the appurtenances of upper-crust decay, but as a character he is little more than the sum of his crumbling real estate.

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But it is gendered symbolism, with heritage seen as bearing the seeds of the future, and guardianship depicted with the appurtenances of war.

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