appurtenant

ap·pur·te·nant

adj \ə-ˈpərt-nənt, -ˈpər-tə-nənt\

Definition of APPURTENANT

1

: constituting a legal accompaniment

2

: auxiliary, accessory <appurtenant equipment>

— appurtenant noun

Examples of APPURTENANT

1. <a store selling tents, sleeping bags, and all manner of appurtenant equipment for a week of roughing it>

Origin of APPURTENANT

Middle English apertenant, from Anglo-French appurtenant, present participle of apurtenir to belong — more at appertain

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to APPURTENANT

Synonyms: accessorial, accessory, auxiliary, peripheral, supplemental, supplementary

Antonyms: chief, main, principal

Related Words: backup, makeshift, substitute; added, additional, another, further; complementary, contributory; adjuvant, assistant, assisting, helping, supportive, tributary; secondary, subordinate, subservient, subsidiary; dispensable, excess, nonessential, superfluous, surplus, unessential

Near Antonyms: basic, fundamental, primary, prime; all-important, essential, imperative, indispensable, integral, necessary, needed, needful, required, requisite, vital

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