pur·te·nance (pûr tn- ns)n. An animal's viscera or internal organs, especially the heart, liver, and lungs. [Middle English pertenaunce, purtenaunce, adjunct, from Old French partenance, pertinence, from partenir, to pertain; see pertain.] |
purtenance [ˈpɜːtɪnəns]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Archaic the inner organs, viscera
[from Old French pertinance something that belongs; see appurtenance]
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