appurtenance

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Its only appurtenance was a paled enclosure, there being no garden, the shade of the trees preventing the growth of vegetables.

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  1. noun Something added to another, more important thing; an appendage. See Synonyms at appendage.
  2. noun Equipment, such as clothing, tools, or instruments, used for a specific purpose or task; gear.
  3. noun Law A right, privilege, or property that is considered incident to the principal property for purposes such as passage of title, conveyance, or inheritance.

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  1. Middle English appurtenaunce, from Anglo-Norman apurtenance, from Vulgar Latin *appertinentia, from Late Latin appertinēns, appertinent-, present participle of appertinēre, to appertain; see appertain.

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  1. Also, less commonly, appertenance, appertinence, and, with immediate dependence on the verb, appertainance, q. v.; from Middle English appertenaunce, appartenaunce, but earlier and usually appurtenaunce, apportenaunce, apurtenaunce, aportenaunce, from Anglo-French apurtenance, Old French apertenance, apartenance = Provencal apartenensa = Italian appartenenza, from Middle Latin appertenentia, from Late Latin appertinere, belong to, appertain; see appertain, appurtenant, and -ance.
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/əˈpərtənəns/
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