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ap•pur•te•nant
(ə pûr′tn ənt),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
- appertaining or belonging;
pertaining.
n.
- an appurtenance.
- Late Latin appertinent- (stem of appertinēns, present participle of appertinēre). See ap-1, pertinent
- 1350–1400; Middle English (see appurtenance, -ant); replacing Middle English apertinent