apurtenance
Old French
Alternative forms
- apartenance (mainland France)
Etymology
From apurtenant, the present participle of apurtenir.
Noun
apurtenance oblique singular, f (oblique plural apurtenances, nominative singular apurtenance, nominative plural apurtenances)
- (Anglo-Norman) belonging (something which is owned by someone)
- (Anglo-Norman) appurtenance (minor property that passes with the main property when it is sold)
Descendants
- English: appurtenance