Associations to the word «Appurtenance»

Wiktionary

APPURTENANCE, noun. An appendage added to something else.
APPURTENANCE, noun. (in the plural) Equipment used for some specific task; gear.
APPURTENANCE, noun. The thing to which another pertains.
APPURTENANCE, noun. (legal) Minor property (such as an outhouse) that passes with the main property when it is sold.
APPURTENANCE, noun. (grammar) A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging.

Dictionary definition

APPURTENANCE, noun. Equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc..
APPURTENANCE, noun. A supplementary component that improves capability.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats