purtenance

pur·te·nance

 (pûr′tn-əns)

n. Obsolete

An animal's viscera or internal organs, especially the heart, liver, and lungs.

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[Middle English pertenaunce, purtenaunce, adjunct, from Old French partenance, pertinence, from partenir, to pertain; see pertain.]

purtenance

(ˈpɜːtɪnəns)

n

(Anatomy) archaic the inner organs, viscera

[C14: from Old French pertinance something that belongs; see appurtenance]