appurtenant

adjective

ap·​pur·​te·​nant ə-ˈpərt-nənt 

-ˈpər-tə-nənt

1

: constituting a legal accompaniment

2

: auxiliary, accessory

appurtenant equipment

appurtenant noun

Synonyms

• accessorial
• accessory
• auxiliary
• peripheral
• supplemental
• supplementary

Examples of appurtenant in a Sentence

a store selling tents, sleeping bags, and all manner of appurtenant equipment for a week of roughing it

Word History

Etymology

Middle English appertenant, appurtenaunt "belonging to as a possession or right, being a proper part (of)," borrowed from Anglo-French apartenant, appurtenant "belonging (to), connected (with), legally appurtenant," from present participle of appurtenir, appertenir "to belong, appertain"

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

appurtenant

adjective

ap·​pur·​te·​nant ə-ˈpərt-ᵊn-ənt 

: annexed or belonging to a more important property

Etymology

Anglo-French apurtenant, alteration of Old French apartenant, present participle of apartenir to belong, appertain