- pur|te|nance
- pur|te|nance «PUR tuh nuhns», noun.Archaic. the heart, liver, lungs, and windpipe of an animal.╂[perhaps < unrecorded Anglo-French purtinaunce, for Old French pertinence pertinence]
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pur — ace·to·pur·pu·rine; an·thra·pur·pu·rin; ap·pur·te·nance; com·pur·ga·tion; com·pur·ga·tor; com·pur·ga·to·ri·al; com·pur·ga·to·ry; ex·pur·gate; ex·pur·ga·tion; ex·pur·ga·tor; ex·pur·ga·to·ri·al; ex·pur·ga·to·ry; jai·pur; jam·shed·pur; ka·pur;… … English syllables
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purtenance — pur·te·nance … English syllables
te — an·te·bel·lum; an·te·brach·i·al; an·te·bra·chi·um; an·te·cab·i·net; an·te·cede; an·te·ced·ence; an·te·ced·en·cy; an·te·ce·den·tal; an·te·ces·sor; an·te·cham·ber; an·te·chap·el; an·te·choir; an·te·church; an·te·clyp·e·us; an·te·col·ic;… … English syllables
Appurtenance — Ap*pur te*nance, n. [OF. apurtenaunce, apartenance, F. appartenance, LL. appartenentia, from L. appertinere. See {Appertain}.] That which belongs to something else; an adjunct; an appendage; an accessory; something annexed to another thing more… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Purtenance — Pur te*nance, n. [Abbrev. fr. appurtenance.] That which pertains or belongs to something; esp., the heard, liver, and lungs of an animal. [Obs.] The purtenaunces of purgatory. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] Roast [it] with fire, his head with his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appurtenance — ap·pur·te·nance /ə pərt ən əns/ n [Anglo French apurtenance, alteration of Old French apartenance, from apartenant appurtenant]: property (as an outbuilding or fixture) or a property right (as a right of way) that is incidental to a principal… … Law dictionary
appurtenance — ap|pur|te|nance [əˈpə:tınəns, tən US əˈpə:rtənəns] n [C usually plural] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: apartenir; APPERTAIN] formal a part of something more important … Dictionary of contemporary English
appurtenance — ap·pur·te·nance … English syllables
