different between contenement vs appurtenance

English

Noun

contenement (plural contenements)

1. That which is held together with another thing.
2. That which is connected with a tenement, or thing holden, as a certain quantity of land adjacent to a dwelling, and necessary to the reputable enjoyment of the dwelling.

Synonyms

• appurtenance

References

• contenement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Middle French

Etymology

se contenir (“to behave”) +? -ment

Noun

contenement m (plural contenemens)

1. behavior

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

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