appurtenance

Meanings

Noun

equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
a supplementary component that improves capability
That which appertains; an appendage to something else; an addition.
Equipment used for some specific task; gear.
A subordinate interest in land which benefits a principal estate, which cannot be detached from or held separately to that estate; an appurtenant interest.
A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging.
The state or quality of being an appurtenance.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English appurtenaunce, from Anglo-Norman apurtenance and Old French apartenance, from apartenir, from Latin appertineō (“I belong, I appertain”). More at appertain. By surface analysis, appertain + -ance.

Synonyms

accessory, add-on, contenement, gear, paraphernalia, supplement

Scrabble Score: 18

appurtenance is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
appurtenance is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
appurtenance is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

appurtenance is a valid Words With Friends word