appurtenance (redirected from Appertinentia)

ap·pur·te·nance  (-pûrtn-ns)

n.

1. Something added to another, more important thing; an appendage. See Synonyms at appendage.

2. appurtenances Equipment, such as clothing, tools, or instruments, used for a specific purpose or task; gear.

3. 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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[Middle English appurtenaunce, from Anglo-Norman apurtenance, from Vulgar Latin *appertinentia, from Late Latin appertinns, appertinent-, present participle of appertinre, to appertain; see appertain.]

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ap·purte·nant adj.

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appurtenance [əˈpɜːtɪnəns]

n

1. a secondary or less significant thing or part

2. (plural) accessories or equipment

3. (Law) Property law a minor right, interest, or privilege which passes when the title to the principal property is transferred

[from Anglo-French apurtenance, from Old French apartenance, from apartenir to appertain]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	appurtenance - equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. paraphernalia, gear equipment - an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service fishing gear, fishing rig, fishing tackle, tackle, rig - gear used in fishing kit, outfit - gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose regalia - paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office) rig - gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise rigging, tackle - gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails saddlery, stable gear, tack - gear for a horse
	2.	appurtenance - a supplementary component that improves capability accessory, add-on, supplement auto accessory - an accessory for an automobile constituent, element, component - an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" computer accessory - an accessory for a computer; "when you add in all the computer accessories you are going to need the computer gets pretty expensive" fitting - a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system trimmings, fixings - the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity); "an elaborate formal dinner with all the fixings"; "he bought a Christmas tree and trimmings to decorate it"

Translations

appurtenance [əˈpɜːtɪnəns] N (= appendage) → dependencia f; (= accessory) → accesorio m
the house and its appurtenances → la casa con sus dependencias