Appurtenant

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

appurtenant - furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other" adjunct, adjuvant, ancillary, auxiliary, accessory supportive - furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer"