different between appurtenance vs advantage

English

Alternative forms

• appertainance (dated)
• appurtenaunce (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English appurtenaunce, from Anglo-Norman apurtenance and Old French apartenance, from apartenir, from Latin appertine? (“I belong, I appertain”). Equivalent to appertain +? -ance. More at appertain.

Pronunciation

• (Northern California, US)

Noun

appurtenance (plural appurtenances)

1. An appendage to something else; an addition.
2. (in the plural) Equipment used for some specific task; gear.
3. The thing to which another pertains.
4. (law) Minor property, such as an outhouse, that passes with the main property when it is sold.

   Synonym: contenement

5. (grammar) A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging.

Related terms

• appertain

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• advauntage (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English avantage, avauntage, from Old French avantage, from avant (“before”), from Medieval Latin abante. The spelling with d was a mistake, a- being supposed to be from Latin ad (see advance). For sense development, compare foredeal.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?v??n.t?d?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?d?væn.(t)?d?/

Noun

advantage (countable and uncountable, plural advantages)

1. (countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end.
2. (obsolete) Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.
3. (countable, uncountable) Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit

4. (tennis) The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.
5. (soccer) The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in an advantageous position.
6. Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).

Synonyms

• foredeal, benefit, value, edge
• vantage

Antonyms

• disadvantage, drawback

Derived terms